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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42, Issue 4

October 1988

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Editorial

October 1988

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:511–513
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.511

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October 1988

Formulation of States of Mind in Psychotherapy

Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D.

Pages:514–520
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.514

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A patient in psychotherapy may vary in his ability to understand the therapist, and to express his thoughts, as he moves from one state of mind to another. Analysis of states of mind is useful, not only in understanding these variations while the patient ...

October 1988

The Role of Therapist Self-Disclosure in Psychotherapy: A Survey of Therapists

Bernadette Mathews, Ph.D.

Pages:521–531
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.521

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The use of self by the therapist, generally referred to as therapist self disclosure, and its potential impact on the therapeutic process, continues to be an important and contentious area of interest and inquiry. In contrast to most research in our field,...

October 1988

The Psychopathology of Choice

Raymond Headlee, M.D.,
Ikar J. Kalogjera, M.D.

Pages:532–542
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.532

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The important, often neglected factor of choice, learned in childhood, is examined in detail and illustrated by clinical examples. The primary etiological factors in psychopathology of choice are: (1) Too much choice allowed before integration is possible;...

October 1988

Two Asian Psychologies and Their Implications for Western Psychotherapists

Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:543–560
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.543

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In the past, mainstream Western mental health professionals tended to ignore or dismiss Asian psychologies. However, in recent years they have attracted increasing attention and growing evidence suggests that we may have underestimated their potential ...

October 1988

Beginning Psychotherapy with the Borderline Patient

William N. Goldstein, M.D.

Pages:561–573
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.561

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Written as a guide for those about to begin psychotherapy with a borderline patient, this paper succinctly addresses the early stages of therapy. Because it is most helpful to think in accordance with a conceptual framework, the first section of this ...

October 1988

On Compulsive Shopping and Spending: A Psychodynamic Inquiry

David W. Krueger, M.D.

Pages:574–584
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.574

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Compulsive shopping and spending, an impulse disorder, form a specific psychodynamic complex with common developmental precursors of pathological narcissism. Compulsive shopping and spending are distinguished from other symptomatic uses of money and ...

October 1988

On the Unique Impact of Richard Strauss’s Elektra

Richard D. Chessick, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:585–596
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.585

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The unique and remarkable impact of the opera Elektra is explored. This opera rests not only on its dramatic portrayal of the oedipal theme, but also on an inspired expression of archaic emotions, prelogical thought, and preoedipal concerns. This accounts ...

October 1988

Self-Psychological Interventions for Major Depression: Technique and Theory

Jeffrey Deitz, M.D.

Pages:597–609
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.597

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Cases of significantly depressed and regressed patients, where functional impairment necessitated psychiatric hospitalization, are presented to show the effects of a style of psychotherapeutic intervention whose goal is rapid mobilization of preexisting ...

Case Report

October 1988

Life-long Nightmares: An Eclectic Treatment Approach

Gregg E. Gorton, M.D.

Pages:610–618
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.610

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A depressed woman complained of obsessional worries, insomnia, and life-long nightmares. A novel combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy, paradoxical re-experiencing of the nightmares, and posthypnotic suggestion resulted in amelioration of the ...

October 1988

A Preschooler in a Disaster

Max Sugar, M.D.

Pages:619–629
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.619

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A search of the literature of children in disasters showed no case of individual therapy with such a child. The absence may be related to a specific countertransference. In the case of the preschooler presented here, the child’s particular situation and ...

October 1988

Forging a Transference Relationship with a Self-destructive Preschooler

Paul V. Trad, M.D.

Pages:630–640
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.630

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A three-and-a-half-year-old boy was referred for treatment because of his inability to engage adequately in school activities and his absorption in fantasy and episodically charged and homicidal wishes. A few months after therapy was initiated, the boy ...

Book Review

October 1988

A Godless Jew: Freud, Atheism, and the Making of Psychoanalysis

Martin Grotjahn, M.D.

Pages:641–642
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.641

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October 1988

Impasse and Interpretation: Therapeutic and Anti-Therapeutic Factors in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Psychotic, Borderline, and Neurotic Patients

Gerald Amada, Ph.D.

Pages:642–643
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.642

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October 1988

Six Steps in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Organization

D. Ray Freebury, M.B. B.Ch. F.R.C.P.(C)

Page:643
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.643

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October 1988

The Challenge of the Borderline Patient: Competency in Diagnosis and Treatment

Magnus Lakovics, M.D.

Pages:643–644
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.643a

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October 1988

Post-Traumatic Therapy and Victims of Violence

Daniel Kaplowitz, M.D.

Page:645
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.645

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October 1988

Masochism—Current Psychoanalytic Perspectives

Robert D. Strochak, Ph.D.

Pages:645–647
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.645a

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October 1988

Clinical Treatment of the Violent Person

J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D.

Pages:647–648
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.647

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October 1988

Child Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Health Care and Legal Professionals

Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.

Pages:648–649
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.648

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October 1988

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention: Working With Children and Adolescents

Michael L. Zarr, M.D.

Pages:649–650
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.649

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October 1988

Group Psychotherapies for the Elderly

Ronald R. Koegler, M.D.

Pages:650–651
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.650

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October 1988

Dreams: A Key to Self-Knowledge

Charles J. David, F.R.C.P.C.

Pages:651–652
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.651

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October 1988

Clinical Neuroendocrinology

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:652–653
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.652

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October 1988

Work Stress: Health Care Systems in the Workplace

Laurence J. Stybel, Ed.D.

Pages:653–654
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.653

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October 1988

Occupational Stress and Organizational Effectiveness

Lawrence Weitz, Ph.D.

Page:654
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.654

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Index

October 1988

Pages:655–661
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.655

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