For some time it has been my intention to put articles of particular interest from the journal _Free Associations_ which appeared in issues which are out of print, as well as some interesting material from other issues. I will do this as and when I can manage it. The first such articles are much-admired and, in my opinion highly original and insightful. The first is by Margot Waddell, 'Living in Two Worlds: Psychoanalytic Theory and Social Work Practice', which first appeased in Free Associations No. 15: 11-35 http://www.human-nature.com/free-associations/waddell%20-%20living_in_ two_worlds.htm She juxtaposes psychoanalytic theory, an interventionist but contemplative body of writing, with social work practice, which is highly biased toward action. Drawing on the theories of Klein, Bion, Meltzer and Harris, among others, she advocates the merits of contaiment. The essay is also particularly movingly written. The second is by Margot Waddell and Gianna Williams, 'Reflections on Perverse States of Mind', which originally appeared in _Free Associations No. 22 vol. 2: 203-13. http://human-nature.com/free-associations/waddell-williams%20-%20rev.htm They give particularly apt examples of perversity in children and adults and explore their dynamics, drawing, in particular, on the work of Rosenfeld, whose concept of the 'gang in the mind' is starkly illustrated. They also make the important point that perversity and perversion should not be conflated and that either can occur in heterosexuals and homosexuals, depending on the underlying unconscious phantasy. Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four_ turns up in the clinical material in both essays. I have found myself returning to both of them again and again since I first heard them. There are 30 other documents on the web site of Free Associations http://human-nature.com/free-associations/contents.html and innumerable ones, including a number of complete books, on the web site of Human-Nature.com http:www.human-nature.com Best, Bob Young Robert Maxwell Young [log in to unmask] http://www.human-nature.com Last lines of 'Oedipus Rex': 'Sons and daughters of Thebes, behold: this was Oedipus, Greatest of men; he held the key to the deepest mysteries; Was envied by all his fellow-men for his great prosperity; Behold, what a full tide of misfortune swept over his head. Then learn that mortal man must always look to his ending, And none can be called happy until that day when he carries His happiness to the grave'