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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810622603321

Autore

Lachkar Joan

Titolo

The narcissistic/borderline couple : a psychoanalytic perspective on marital treatment / / Joan Lachkar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Brunner-Routledge, 2004

ISBN

0-87630-634-2

1-135-95215-9

1-280-09868-6

9786610098682

1-135-95216-7

0-203-50125-X

1-138-97670-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 236 p. : ill

Disciplina

616.89156

Soggetti

Marital psychotherapy

Borderline personality disorder

Narcissism

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The narcissist and the borderline : clinical description -- Theoretical implications -- The couple : the dance, the drama, and the bond -- Marital theatrics : the psychodynamics of the narcissistic/borderline couple -- Dynamic positions and transference formation -- Group psychology and the narcissistic/borderline couple -- Cross-cultural couples -- Model of treatment : treatment techniques and procedures -- Final cases -- Curtain call : a final note.

Sommario/riassunto

In this second edition of her groundbreaking book, Dr. Joan Lachkar addresses the ever-changing faces and phases of narcissism within the context of marital therapy and discusses the new developments in the treatment of marital conflict.