The evolution of the self-psychological approach to depression.
This paper traces the evolution of the self-psychological view of depression from its roots in classical psychoanalytic theory and technique. Self psychology differs significantly from classical psychoanalysis in its theoretical understanding and its technical handling of the transferences and aggressive tendencies of depressed patients in psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.
Deitz
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Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York.
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011889:Rage; D014167:Transference, Psychology