The Primer of Object Relations Therapy (International Object Relations Library) - Softcover

Jill Savege Scharff; David E. Scharff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568217749 ISBN 13: 9781568217741

Publisher: Jason Aronson, 1995

Synopsis

In the last two decades, object relations theory has crossed the Atlantic and taken America by storm. The enthusiasm among American clinicians for the British School, however, has led to a host of problems related to the need to master a new terminology. The difficulty in assimilating object relations theory is one more example of the aphorism that America and England are two countries separated by a common language. The Scharffs have taken a giant step forward in assisting American therapists in their efforts to master the language of object relations theory. With this primer they have anticipated the reader's questions at every turn and have answered them in remarkably clear and readable prose. Terms like projective identification, holding, containment, and self are freed from obscurity and made entirely understandable to even the novice clinician. The authors then apply these concepts to a variety of clinical settings. The Scharffs are equally at home when doing individual, family, marital, group, or sex therapy. It is difficult to imagine any other team of authors who could provide such a comprehensive survey of the broad applications of object relations theory. Students in all the mental health professions will find this slim volume to be an extraordinarily useful introduction to the field.

About this title

From the Publisher:

In their groundbreaking THE PRIMER OF OBJECT RELATIONS, Jill Savege Scharff and David E. Scharff answered readers' questions about this burgeoning field in remarkably clear and readable prose. It is difficult to imagine any other team of authors who could provide such a comprehensive survey of the broad applications of object relations theory and in the second edition of this authoritative work, the Scharffs draw from their years of clinical experience to create an inclusive and up-to-date manual for object relations theory that is certain to become a classic in the field.

About the Author:

Jill Savege Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. David E. Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University and the Uniformed Services University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1568217749
• ISBN 13: 9781568217741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215