title: The significance of depersonalization in the life and writings of Joseph Conrad.
abstract: Through reference to his letters and fiction, this paper attempts to demonstrate how Conrad made use of depersonalization in order to cope with the childhood loss of his parents and to avoid, whenever possible, psychotic regression. Genetic and dynamic aspects of depersonalization are noted along with the relationship between dream and depersonalization.
mesh_terms: D003861:Depersonalization; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern; D008297:Male; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation