Object Relations Theory and Clinical Psychoanalysis

by Otto F. Kernberg

Overview

Object Relations Theory and Clinical Psychoanalysis is a collection of Kernberg's papers published or presented during the period from 1966 to 1975, with some new material included as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765707444
Publisher:	Aronson, Jason Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	655,891
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Otto F. Kernberg, M.D., F.A.P.A., is associate chariman and medical director of The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division, and professor of psychiatry at the Cornell University Medical College.

Editorial Reviews

Object Relations Theory and Clinical Psychoanalysis is a collection of Kernberg's papers published or presented during the period from 1966 to 1975, with some new material included as well. While these papers cover a diverse array of psychoanalytic topics, the book's title aptly conveys their unifying theme. Kernberg's aim in this group of papers is to elucidate his own version of psychoanalytic object relations theory, and to demonstrate that this theory may be employed to illuminate a wide range of clinical issues, such as the treatment of borderline conditions, the classification of character pathology, the analysis of love relations, and the study of group processes.. .. There is little doubt that Kernberg's books are destined to become modern psychoanalytic classics. They should be required reading for all students and practitioners of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, especially those who wish to treat severely disturbed patients.

Contemporary Psychology

Kernberg is nonpareil in the methodical and systematic nature of his approach. He is always clear and explicit, distinguishes data from inference and speculation from observation, and addresses himself to issues of agreement and validation. It is this scrupulous lucidity of presentation that makes him as impossible to ignore—even when one thinks him wrong—as he is pleasurable to read.. .. Object-Relations Theory and Clinical Psychoanalysis is a must for all psychoanalysts who are concerned with current issues of psychoanalytic theory and technique.

Arnold D. Richards M.D.

Kernberg is nonpareil in the methodical and systematic nature of his approach. He is always clear and explicit, distinguishes data from inference and speculation from observation, and addresses himself to issues of agreement and validation. It is this scrupulous lucidity of presentation that makes him as impossible to ignore—even when one thinks him wrong—as he is pleasurable to read. . . . Object-Relations Theory and Clinical Psychoanalysis is a must for all psychoanalysts who are concerned with current issues of psychoanalytic theory and technique.

Arnold Richards