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Psychotherapy of a Murderer: Excerpts

The psychotherapy of a murderer adjudged not guilty by reason of insanity is presented through dated excerpts from twenty-six months of process material. The patient was treated in a maximum security facility. The murder is interpreted psychodynamically as an identification with the aggressor, the patient’s mother. It is also understood as a pathetic appeal for help.

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