The culmination of 40 years of research into the personality disorders, this book documents the breakthrough integration that has brought Dr.Masterson’s theory into its fullest possible dimension. Initially descriptive, it evolved into a developmental theory, then into a developmental object relations theory, and, finally, into a developmental self and object relations theory. Now, with the recent emergence of attachment theory and the theory of the neurobiologic development of the self, the picture is complete and a clear and comprehensive statement to depict the origin and development of the personality disorders has taken shape. Dr. Masterson and his fine team of coauthors have assembled a rich and comprehensive volume that features discussions of transference and countertransference, consciousness, mother-infant attachment, the psychotherapy of trauma, and therapeutic neutrality under challenge, among many other important topics. The members of the team are Margot T. Beattie, Barbara L. Short, Donald D. Roberts, Ken Seider, Steven K. Reed, Joseph Farley, Jerry S. Katz, and Judith Pearson.
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James F. Masterson, M.D., pioneered the developmental self and object relations approach to the psychotherapy of the Personality Disorders through clinical research. He is founder of The Society of Adolescent Psychiatry and past president of its New York Chapter.
The body of Dr. Masterson’s work is represented in the books he has written, many of which have been translated into several languages, including early work in the field of the real self that is considered a breakthrough in the treatment of the Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders. Well known internationally as a foremost authority on the Personality Disorders, Dr. Masterson lectures widely, and his writings have been published in leading journals around the world. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
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Best Explanation on Disorders of the Self,
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This review is from: The Personality Disorders Through the Lens of Attachment Theory and the Neurobiologic Development of the Self: A Clinical Integration (Hardcover)
Dr. Masterson's object relations theory and theory on disorders of the self offers answers to the pathology of personality. His in-depth description of the origin of disorders of the self gives the reader an excellent explanation as well as an extraordinary upgrade on integrating the dynamic of individuals facing the challenge of emotional dysregulation, attachment, individuation and interpersonal dysfunction by incorporating neurobiology, developmental and object relations theories. This book is a well-crafted text containing chapters written by faculty trained by him that will help the reader understand the origins of psychological and emotional suffering leading to a pathway of improvement of disorders of the self. A definite collector's book.
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The Neurobiology of Attachment !!,
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Dr. Masterson does it again, this time by offering a "cutting edge" new clinical paradigm in which personality disorders and their fluctuating mood states are best understood through the lens of their difficulty with attachment. This indeed provides an alternative to a profession that has gone pharmacologically mad without appropriate clinical and theoretical understanding of human behavior.
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This review is from: The Personality Disorders Through the Lens of Attachment Theory and the Neurobiologic Development of the Self: A Clinical Integration (Hardcover)
This book represents a synthesis of decades of research and clinical experience treating persons with disorders of the self. Here a true Elder Analyst reviews the work of his life and gives an excellent perspective of the field. The book integrates current research from the field of Attachment Theory and Neurobiology with a Developmental, Self, and Object Relations Theory. The book goes beyond theory to present practical clinical tools for treatment of the persons with Narcissistic, Borderline, and Schizoid Personality Disorders: a population once thought to be untreatable.
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