title: Working With Sidney Blatt: Developing Interactions.
abstract: This tribute to Sidney J. Blatt describes our collaboration in the study of therapy change among hospitalized patients at the Austen Riggs Center. In particular, the use of defense mechanisms by these patients, and the relation of defenses to change in personality after treatment, were examined. The unfolding of this work is described.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Williams College.
authors.forename: Phebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cramer
mesh_terms: D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history