Langbeschreibung
In the time of Freud, the typical psychoanalytic patient was afflicted with neurotic disorders; however, the modern-day psychotherapy patient often suffers instead from a variety of addictive disorders. As the treatment of neurotic disorders based on unconscious conflicts cannot be applied to treatment of addictive disorders, psychoanalysis has been unable to keep pace with the changes in the type of patient seeking help. To address the shift and respond to contemporary patients' needs, Ulman and Paul present a thorough discussion of addiction that studies and analyzes treatment options. Their honest and unique work provides new ideas that will help gain access to the fantasy worlds of addicted patients.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Narcissus in Wonderland: An Introduction. A Self-psychological Model of Addiction. The Theoretical Origins of a Self-psycholgical Model of Addiction. The Narcissus Complex: Case Studies. A Psychoanalytic Phenomenology of Addiction. The Phenomenology of Addiction. The Etiology and Pathogenesis of Addiction. The Bipolar Self Typology of Addiction. The Self-psychological Treatment of the Addicted Patient. Conclusion.