title: Violence as a disintegration product of the self in posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Preoccupation with violent fantasies or behavior is often seen in Vietnam combat veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Violence in these patients can be understood within the framework of self-psychology as a disintegration product which provides emergency structure for the fragmenting self. A case report illustrates this point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Feldmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology; D014744:Vietnam; D014754:Violence