Violence as a disintegration product of the self in posttraumatic stress disorder.
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.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
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