Richard Lucas was a consultant psychiatrist at St Ann's Hospital, London. He was also a fellow at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. In 2003 he received an OBE for his services. This is his only book.

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Minne, Preface. Part I: Making the Case for a Psychoanalytic Perspective on Psychosis. Introduction. The Medical Model. Controversial Issues in Psychosis. Part II: Psychoanalytic Theories about Psychosis: A Selective Review. Freud's Contributions to Psychosis. The Kleinian Contribution to Psychosis. Bion and Psychosis. A Contemporary Freudian Perspective on Psychosis. The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Schizophrenia: Lessons from Chestnut Lodge. The Divided Self: Evaluating R. D. Laing's Contribution to Thinking about Psychosis. Part III: Tuning into The Psychotic Wavelength. Differentiating Psychotic Processes from Psychotic Disorders. The Psychotic Wavelength. Dreams and Delusions. Utilising the Countertransference in Psychosis. Part IV: The Psychotic Wavelength in Affective Disorders. Why the Cycle in a Clinical Psychosis? Puerperal Psychosis: Vulnerability and Aftermath. Managing Depression - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Antidepressants or Both? Part V: Implications for Management and Education. Developing an Exoskeleton. Destructive Attacks on Reality and the Self. The Role of Psychotherapy in Reducing the Risk of Suicide in Affective Disorders: A Case Study. Education in Psychosis. Psychoanalytic Attitudes to General Psychiatry and Psychosis.