Publisher Description

This volume presents a fully integrated developmental approach that not only differentiates between varying etiologies of the narcissistic and borderline disorders but also provides a detailed guide to effective treatment.

Author Biography

James F. Masterson, M.D.

Table of Contents

Introduction, I. THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF NARCISSISM, 1. THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER, 2. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, 3. THE CLINICAL PICTURE: CASE HISTORY AND INTRAPSYCHIC STRUCTURE, 4. PSYCHOTHERAPY OF THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-THE TESTING STAGE: THE SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE MISSION, 5. THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKING-THROUGH PHASE: THE MISSING PIECE AND THE GOLDEN THREAD, 6. NARCISSISTIC PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF THE BORDERLINE AND THE FALSE SELF, II. THE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, 7. A REVISION AND UPDATE OF DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY, 8. THE CLINICAL PICTURE: THE BORDERLINE TRIAD, 9. THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE, TRANSFERENCE ACTING-OUT, TRANSFERENCE, 10. TRANSFERENCE ACTING-OUT AND WORKING-THROUGH, 11. THE ROLE OF MASTERY OF THE TALIONIC IMPULSE, 12. TERMINATION OF TREATMENT, III. REFLECTIONS, 13. REFLECTIONS, Bibliography, Index

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