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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 31, Issue 4

October 1977

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Editorial

October 1977

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:501–503
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.501

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Articles

October 1977

The Concurrent Treatment of a Multiple-Personality Woman and Her Son

Paul H. Davis, M.D.,
Adele Osherson, M.A.

Pages:504–515
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.504

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A nine-year-old boy, unaware of his mother’s three personalities, was referred for treatment because of difficulties in adjustment. The mother’s two created personalities, despite antagonism toward each other, evidenced mutual dependency needs strong ...

October 1977

Intensive Psychotherapy for the Psychiatrist’s Family

Richard D. Chessick, M.D.

Pages:516–524
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.516

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A series of intensive psychotherapy cases of wives and children of psychiatrists reveals that the special problems they present may be divided into those at the onset of treatment, those in the process of the treatment, and special countertransference ...

October 1977

Psychotherapeutic Options in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Hydrocarbon Inhalers

Larry James Stybel, M.A.

Pages:525–532
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.525

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Preadolescent and adolescent hydrocarbon inhalation is a significant mental and physical health problem among low socioeconomic communities, particularly those with large concentrations of Mexican-Americans. For a variety of reasons to be discussed in ...

October 1977

The So-Called Boring Patient

Victor A. Altshul, M.D.

Pages:533–545
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.533

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This paper explores the affect of boredom with specific reference to its arousal in psychotherapists within psychotherapeutic sessions. Using Fenichel’s classical psychoanalytic formulation regarding ego-defensive operations as a starting point, it ...

October 1977

New Ideas on Mental Disorders

Benjamin B. Wolman, Ph.D.

Pages:546–560
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.546

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Three types of mental disorder, based on libido-destrudo balances are introduced: (1) Hyperinstrumental-narcissistic type, or psychopathic type with destrudo object hypercathexis; (2) Dysmutual-cyclic type with libido-destrudo shifting cathexis; (3) ...

October 1977

Mourning and Adaptation after a War

Vamik D. Volkan, M.D.

Pages:561–569
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.561

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This paper offers a study of the ways in which a war and its consequences affect psychologically those on the victorious side. The subjects of my study are the Turks of Cyprus; I will report on the psychological processes dominant among them—their ...

October 1977

Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A Communications Perspective

Herbert M. Adler, M.D.

Pages:570–576
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.570

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The psychosocial sequences involved in becoming a human being, becoming a patient, and becoming healed are rooted in the need for contact with a parent or surrogate and in the incorporation of his cultural system through the adoption of his communication ...

October 1977

Soviet Approach to the Causes of Neuroses

Boris M. Segal, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:577–594
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.577

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Some Soviet therapists admit the role of latent (that is, sexual) conflicts and childhood experiences in the origin of emotional disorders. They also attempt to utilize the influence of the social environment in the “readaptation” of neurotics. However, ...

October 1977

Short-Term Treatment of Phobia through Eidetic Imagery

Anna T. Dolan, M.D.,
Anees A. Sheikh, Ph.D.

Pages:595–604
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.595

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This paper presents a relatively new approach to the treatment of phobia. The technique is based on the special attributes of eidetic images. A discussion of relevant eidetic concepts and eidetic methodology is followed by two case histories that ...

October 1977

Strategies of Therapeutic Contact: Working with Children with Severe Object Relationship Disturbance

Rudolph Bauer, Ph.D.,
Taghi Modarressi, M.D.

Pages:605–617
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.605

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This article discusses the strategies for making contact with severely disturbed children from the viewpoint of developmental ego psychology. Four stages of object development are described and the strategies for making contact at the various levels of ...

October 1977

Training versus Treating the Psychiatric Resident

David Spiegel, M.D.,
Henry Grunebaum, M.D.

Pages:618–625
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.618

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The importance of the distinction between supervision and psychotherapy is examined, utilizing experience in several residency training programs and theoretical literature. The tendency to confound personal and professional issues in supervision is ...

October 1977

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Pages:640–641
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.640

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Book Review

October 1977

Critique: Simone Weil

Richard D. Chessick, M.D.

Pages:626–630
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.626

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October 1977

Social Psychiatry

Nathan Roth, M.D.

Page:631
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.631

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October 1977

Family Systems in America

Sherwyn M. Woods, M.D.

Pages:631–632
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.631a

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October 1977

Support Systems and Mutual Help. Multidisciplinary Approaches

E. Mansell Pattison, M.D.

Pages:632–633
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.632

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October 1977

Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders

Laurence P. Ince, Ph.D.

Pages:633–634
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.633

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October 1977

Obsessional Neurosis

Leanne Domash, Ph.D.

Page:635
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.635

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October 1977

New Directions in Sex Research

Benjamin J. Becker, M.D.

Pages:636–637
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.636

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October 1977

Vie et mort en psychanalyse

Gene L. Cary, M.D.

Pages:637–638
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.637

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October 1977

The Therapeutic Use of Child’s Play

Fredric Wertham, M.D.

Pages:638–639
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.638

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Abstracts

October 1977

Abstracts of Forthcoming Articles

Page:642
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.642

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Index

October 1977

Pages:643–648
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.643

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