E-raamat: Hatred, Emptiness, and Hope: Transference-Focused Psychotherapy in Personality Disorders

The book is intended to describe contemporary psychoanalytic object relations theory as a general theoretical frame of treatment allowing us to conceptualize both normal personality functioning and the very nature of personality disorders. It meets these objectives by assembling the author's extensive research and experience in object relations. The book makes a strong case for the use of object relations to understand personality structure and therapeutically treat individuals with personality disorders, where other methods of psychoanalysis may be limited.



The book is directed toward practicing clinicians, especially those working with individuals with personality disorders. The material is very detailed and will be best understood by those with some foundational understanding of object relations theory, which the book expands upon. The author, Dr. Kernberg, is a prominent figure in the field of psychoanalytic object relations.



This book provides an in-depth look at object relations in psychoanalytic theory from an expert in the field. The author builds upon his previous work by discussing research, exploring the neurobiological basis to support psychoanalytic object relations, and providing compelling evidence regarding the usefulness of this framework while working with individuals with severe personality disorders. The book requires some foundational understanding of object relations theory, but provides great depth and new insights on the subject and its application beyond the traditional psychotherapy setting. -- Matthew Koster, DO, MBA * Doody *