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Available
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Publication
New York : International Universities Press, c1980.
Description
This book views the role of narcissism in analytic theory beginning with the writings of Freud and examines the conceptual changes that occurred with the development of ego psychology and object relations theory. With this revised editionthe authorexpands his discussion of patients considered to be narcissistic personality disordered in order to discuss the issue of clinical limits. This is illustrated by case material from two attempts at the analysis of patients with latent psychosis. Discussions of countertransference and humiliation have also been added.
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Physical description
xiii, 287 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0823634930 / 9780823634934
Local notes
Bibliography: p. 275-279. Includes index.