Volume 41 - 2013

Contents
Frontispiece: Whalley Abbey Photograph 
The Balint Society 
Diary of the Balint Society events, 2013-2014 
The Web Site 
Editorial 

Personal Papers:
2013 Prize essay, ‘The Balint group and the clinician-patient relationship:
a medical student’s perspective’ - Eve Merry 
Balint essay - Dr John Prosser 
‘A Balint group as the realization of Tavistock ideas’ - Dr Tatiana Tkachenko 
‘How to fail at running a Balint group’ - Anthony Froggett 
Poems for Longhirst - Christina L Blackwell
Lectures 2012-2013
Michael Balint Memorial Lecture 2013, ‘Balint at the cutting edge:
contributing in a changing world’ - Dr Andrew Elder
Oxford Keynote Address 2012: ‘Understanding ourselves and our Patients’ - Dr David Watt
Film review: ‘Persona’, Dr John Salinsky 

Reports:
Secretary’s report: Ceri Dornan
Whalley Abbey weekend: Caroline Palmer
Balint activities in the regions
Balint in Budapest 
Kampala Balint Group meeting
Balint in Belfast 

Announcements:
The Balint Society Prize Essay 2014 
The Balint Society Council 2013-2015 
Guidance for contributors