Life Studies in Psychoanalysis consists of four psychoanalytic studies each representing a patient's course of treatment over several years. These studies demonstrate how love, in an array of forms, is refracted through the process of psychoanalysis, which unfolds over time and reveals the complexities of human desire.

Ahron Friedberg, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and served twice as past president of the American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians. He is editor of American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis Academy Forum and book editor of Psychodynamic Psychiatry, as well as a regular contributor to Psychology Today.

Sandra Sherman, J.D., Ph.D., was a Senior Attorney in the U.S. government and a Professor of English at two major universities. She is the author of four books and over 60 peer-reviewed articles on 18th-century literature and culture and is co-author of several books on neuroscience. Currently, she is a Director at ChildsPlay International. Life Studies in Psychoanalysis is the fourth book that she has written with Dr. Friedberg.