Splitting and Projective Identification among Healthier Individuals

N. Gregory Hamilton, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 44, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1990.44.3.414

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Splitting and projective identification are demonstrated among patients with normal and neurotic character structures. The utility of these concepts in once-weekly psychotherapy with healthier individuals is illustrated. These patterns of thinking and experiencing in better-integrated patients are compared and contrasted to similar ones in those with borderline disorders. Historical, as well as theoretical reasons for a delay in recognizing splitting and projective identification among healthier patients are discussed.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 44 • Number 3 • 1990, pp. 317–466

Pages: 414 - 422

PubMed: 2221213

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Published in print: 1990, pp. 317–466

Published online: 30 April 2018

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N. Gregory Hamilton, M.D.^*

Portland, OR

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Director, Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry (1SW UHN), Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201-3098.

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