Narcissistic Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment [Hardcover]

Phyllis Beren (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0765701243 | ISBN-13: 978-0765701244 | Publication Date: April 1, 1998 | Edition: 1ST

The therepeutic task, with these patients, necessitates a special form of attunement and a particular treatment stance that take into account the often hidden sensitivities and painful feelings that lie beneath the surface for both child and parent. An understanding of these narcissistic vulnerabilities better informs the treatment and helps to modulate the countertransference feelings that alomst always arise.

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A conceptual emphasis is matched by a clinical one in an altogether readable and valuable collection that brings together a wide range of quality papers on the broad theme of narcissistic pathology and its treatment in children and adolescents. (Fred Pine, Ph.D. )

Outstanding in its range, this book contributes to our understanding of children who often work strenuously to defeat those who attempt to alleviate their suffering. It is an important addition to the current literature on narcissism because it extends contemporary theoretical and developmental perspectives into the world of working with children and apprehending their inner lives as well as the contexts in which they live. (Bergman, Anni, Ph.D. )

Such detailed, thorough, and reflective accounts of psychoanalytic child treatment are hard to come by and will be prized by all teachers in the field. As a contribution to the current discourse on how narcissistic disorders are shaped by trauma, they will be relevatory even for those who work only with adults. The individual authors concur impressively in understanding children's cruel play and provocative attitudes in terms of the disruptions and distortions of early attachments and the regulation of mutuality, not just the regulation of attention or conduct. The therapists' struggles to stay honestly engaged in the face of these patients' subtle but long-enduring contempt will speak to everyone who works with children who have been hurt into not asking for help. (Elsa First, M.A. )

About the Author

Phyllis Beren, Ph.D., is a Fellow of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), where she is currently Dean of Training. She is a training and supervising analyst at The New York Freudian Society and a member of the faculty of its Program for the Study of Parent-Infant and Parent-Toddler Relationships. A member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, Dr. Beren also supervises and teaches at the Institute for Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies (ICAFS). She maintains a private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.; 1ST edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765701243
• ISBN-13: 978-0765701244
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,105,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is for professionals only, September 10, 2005

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J. Bortz "disappointed" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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I was highly disappointed as this book was really written for professionals only (psychiatrists - therapists). I am an educated person, and I still found this not user friendly. I plan to give it to the child psychologist I am working with and hope to find something else more useful.

1.0 out of 5 stars psychoanalytic dribble, September 20, 2011

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Come into this century please! What a waste of money. I really thought/hoped I would get some treatment recommendations for a narcissistic child in therapy. There was nothing useful in this book, not even her diatribal defense of psychoanalysis.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gave us, as grandparents of a diagnosed NPD grandaughter, a better undertanding., May 9, 2010

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Bought the book as a used and as such, prior owners shared side comments of releveant paragraphs...thanks to them for their review of relevant issues. As grandparents of a diagnosed NPD grandaughter, we have a better perception and understanding of the symptom. By the grace of our God and through her therapists the prognosis for younger persons with NPD is hopeful to the extent that the disturbances relect a simple lack of life experiences.
The cause of NPD is complex. In our early generation, we did not have the mass media's preoccupation with the "life and styles of the rich and famous", but had those of rather ordinary or average people; again, the weakening of churches that tradionally helped children to see themselves as members of a community rather than as isolated individuals is disturbing.