TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS JOURNAL
AND OTHER ARTICLES BY KEN MELLOR

These articles were written from 1975 to the present. If you quote any of them, please attribute the content both to the authors listed and to the Transactional Analysis Journal (giving the full references as set out below).

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ARTICLES IN ENGLISH (Aspects of Ken's Writing have been published in over 30 languages)

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: “Discounting”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.5, No.3, July, 1975, p 295-302 (Ken and Eric won the 1980 Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award for this article and the one on Redefining.)
Click on this link to see the Discounting article in Polish (Clicking on this link will take you to a Website in Poland.)
Click on this link to see the Discounting article in Russian.

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: “Redefining”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.5, No.3, July, 1975, p 303-311 (Ken and Eric won the 1980 Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award for this article and the one on Discounting.)
Click on this link to see the Redefining article in Russian.

Mellor, Ken: “Suicide: Being Killed, Killing and Dying”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.1, No.1, January, 1979, p 182-188

Mellor, Ken and Andrewartha, Graham: “Reparenting the Parent in Support of Redecisions”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.10, No.3, July, 1980, p 197-203

Mellor, Ken: “Impasses: A Developmental and Structural Understanding”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.10, No.3, July, 1980, p 213-220

Mellor, Ken: “Reframing and the Integrated Use of Redeciding and Reparenting”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.10, No.3, July, 1980, p 204-212

Mellor, Ken: "My Time with Jacqui Schiff" and "Bali Terrorist Bombing", The ITAA Script Newsletter: V.22, No.8, November 2002, p.2-3.

Macefield, Ritchie and Mellor, Ken: “Awareness and Discounting: New Tools for Task/Option-Oriented Settings”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.36, No.1, January, 2006, p 44-58

Mellor, Ken: “Autonomy with Integrity”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.38, No.3 July, 2008, p 182-199

Mellor, Ken: Discounting Recognitions Matrix (1) + Awareness Discounting Matrix (2) pdf file. Table (1) is in Transactional Analysis Journal, V.5, No.3, July, 1975, p 303-311, Table (2) is in Transactional Analysis Journal, V.36, No.1, January, 2006, p 44-58

Simpson, Dr. Celia: “In Conversation with Ken Mellor”, The Transactional Analyst, V.1, Issue 3: Summer 2011 p 19-23

Mellor, Ken: "Intimate Autonomy: A worthwhile goal with twins", The Transactional Analyst, V.3, Issue 2: Spring 2013, p 4-17

Mellor, Ken: "I Write for the Love of It", The ITAA Script Newsletter, V.44, No.6, June 14, p 7-8.

Mellor, Ken: "Empathy, Telepathy and Creativity", The Transactional Analyst, V.3, Issue.3, Summer, 2014, pp.16-23

Mellor, Ken: "Encounters with Transactional Analysis - Elders of the TA Tribe Reflect", The ITAA Script Newsletter: V.44, No.12, December 2014, p.7-8.

"Ken Mellor Receives Muriel James 2016 Award", The ITAA Script Newsletter: V.46, No.7, July 2016, p.1-3.

Mellor, Ken: "Life the Hidden Template, Life Energy the Driving Force, Grounding the Action", Transactional Analysis Journal, V. 47, No.7, January 2017, p.54-67.


ARTICLES IN DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN OR ITALIAN
(SEE ABOVE FOR TWO ARTICLES IN POLISH AND RUSSIAN)

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: “Miβachten (Abwerten)”, a German Translation of the "Discounting" article, Neues aus der Transaktions Anhalyse, 1. Jg., Nr. 3, 1977, S. 133-139

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: "Redefinieren: Umdeuten", a German Translation of the "Redefining" article, Neues aus der Transaktions Anhalyse, 1. Jg., Nr. 3, 1977, S. 140-149

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: “Meconnaissances”, a French Translation of the "Discounting" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle V.1 No.3, Juillet, 1977, pp133-139

Mellor, Ken and Schiff, Eric: “Redefinitions”, a French Translation of the "Redefining" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle V.1 No.3, Juillet, 1977, pp140-149

Mellor, Ken: “Le suicide: etre tue, se tuer, mourir”, a French Translation of the "Suicide: Being Killed, Killing and Dying" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle, V4 No.13, Janvier, 1980, pp10-16

Mellor, Ken: “Le Recadrage" redecision et reparentage”, a French Translation of the "Reframing and the Integrated Use of Redeciding and Reparenting" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle, V4, No.13, Janvier, 1981, pp35-43

Mellor, Ken: “Les impasses: Une vue structurale selon les etapes du developpement genetique”, a French Translation of the "Impasses: A Developmental and Structural Understanding" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle, V5, No.17, Janvier, 1981, pp47-54

Mellor, Ken and Adnrewatha, Graham: “Le parentage du Parent dans les redecisions”, a French Translation of the "Reparenting the Parent in Support of Redecisions" article, Actualities en Analyse Transactionnelle, V5, No.17, Janvier, 1981, pp28-34

Mellor, Ken and Andrewartha, Graham: "Neubeelterung des Eltern-Ichs zur Unterstutzung von Neuentscheidungen", a German Translation of the "Reparenting the Parent in Support of Redecisions" article, Neues aus der Transaktions Anhalyse, 5. Jg., Nr. 17, 1981, S. 14-20

Mellor, Ken: "Die Integration von Neuentscheidungs-Arbeit und Neu-Beelterung zur Veranderung des Bezugrahmens", a German Translation of the "Reframing and the Integrated Use of Redeciding and Reparenting" article, Neues aus der Transaktions Anhalyse, 5. Jg., Nr. 17, 1981, S. 21-29

Mellor, Ken: "Impasses: Ihre Entwicklung und ihre Struktur", a German Translationof the "Impasses: A Developmental and Structural Understanding" article, Neues aus der Transaktions Anhalyse, 5. Jg., Nr. 17, 1981, S. 33-41

Mellor, Ken: "Ristrutturazinone ed Uso Integrato di Ridecisione e Reparenting", an Italian Translation of the "Reframing and the Integrated Use of Redeciding and Reparenting" article, Rivista Italiana di Analisi Transazionale e Metodologie Psycoterapeutiche, Anno 3, No.4, Guigno, 1983, pp43-54

Mellor, Ken: "Impasses, una visione strutturale nell'ottica della dinamica evolutiva", an Italian Translation of the "Impasses: A developmental and Structural Understanding" article, Neopsiche Rivista di Analisi Transazionale e Scienze Umane Semestrale, Anno 2, No3, Guigno, 1984, pp3-10

Mellor, Ken: "Autonomie met integriteit", a Dutch Translation of "Autonomy with Integrity" article, I.v.m. afwezigheid kan het voorkomen dat uw bericht pas na 21 maart beantwoordt word.

 

MISCELLANOUS ITEMS

Problems with Telepathic Sensitivity by Ken Mellor. (Published in The Small Groups Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3, December 1980)

Mellor, Ken: Acceptance Statements for the 1980 Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award, Transactional Analysis Journal V.11, No.1, January 1981, 8-12

Sigmund, Eric (was Schiff): Book Review of ParentCraft: “Mellor, Ken & Elizabeth: ParentCraft: Essential Skills for Raising Children from Infancy to Adulthood (Finch Publishing, Sydney, 1999)” Transactional Analysis Journal, V.30, No.4, October 2000, p 303-304

Introducing Ken Mellor, Transactional Analysis Journal V. 33, No.4, October 2005, p333-335

Editorial Comment on Awareness and Discounting [Article]: Morrison, Jan - “Letter from Coeditor”, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.36, No.1, January 2006, p 2-3

Mellor, Ken: Letter to the Editor, Transactional Analysis Journal V.37, No.2 in response to “William R Cornell and N. Michel Landaiche III: “Impasse and Intimacy: Applying Berne’s Concept of Script Protocol”, TAJ, V.36, No.3, July, 2006", p 174-176

Mellor, Ken: Letter to the Editor, Transactional Analysis Journal V.38, No.3 in response to “Adrienne Lee: “The Power Is In Our Process”, TAJ, V.38, No.3, January, 2008", p 264

Editorial Comment on Autonomy with Integrity: Heiller, Birgitta “Letter from Coeditor”, Transactional Analysis Journal, TAJ, V.38, No.3, July 2008, p 178-181

Mellor, Ken: Obituary for Robin Maslen delivered at his funeral on August 12, 2008, The Script, V.38, No.7, October, 2008

Review by Nancy Porter-Steele of Ken's book Urban Mystic: Discovering the transcendent through everyday life, Transactional Analysis Journal, V.40, No.2, April 2010, p 173

Review by Mary Wright of Ken's book Urban Mystic: Discovering the transcendent through everyday life, The Transactional Analyst, Autumn 2011, p 24, 28-29

Review by Steff Oates of Ken's book Inspiration, Meditation & Personal Wellbeing, The Transactional Analyst, Summer 2012, p 28-30


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