title: Pathological jealousy.
abstract: Five women with excessive and irrational jealousy of their spouses have long defied my therapeutic efforts and have prompted me to explore the sources and the ramifications of conjugal jealousy. This paper presents my experiences and the formulations that have emerged from them.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007578:Jealousy; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012649:Self Concept; D012725:Sexual Behavior