The Evolution of the Self-Psychological Approach to Depression

Jeffrey Deitz, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.4.494

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This paper traces the evolution of the self-psychological view of depression from its roots in classical psychoanalytic theory and technique. Self psychology differs significantly from classical psychoanalysis in its theoretical understanding and its technical handling of the transferences and aggressive tendencies of depressed patients in psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43 • Number 4 • 1989, pp. 465–632

Pages: 494 - 505

PubMed: 2618942

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Published in print: 1989, pp. 465–632

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Jeffrey Deitz, M.D.^*

Fairfield, Ct.

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Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York; Private Practice, Adult and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1305 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06430.

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The Evolution of the Self-Psychological Approach to Depression

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