Theories of Object Relations: Bridges to Self Psychology discusses the work of the major American and British contributors to object relations theory, focusing on the ways in which these theories anticipated and enriched the emerging field of self psychology. Howard Bacal and Kenneth Newman significantly advance the integration of major theoretical paradigms and introduce new concepts that provide fresh perspectives on the clinical situation. The authors provide systematic and scholarly synopses of the work of Harry Stack Sullivan, Otto Kernberg, Margaret Mahler, Heinz Kohut and his colleagues, Ian Suttie, Melanie Klein, Michael Balint, W.R.D. Fairbairn, Harry Guntrip, D.W. Winnicott, and John Bowlby. The authors' aim is to make a significant contribution to the integration of therapeutically useful ideas while at the same time pointing out the utility of the distinctive approaches. Bacal and Newman help practitioners to organize and clarify their understanding of patients as they apply object relations theory in a variety of settings to their clinical work.

A comprehensive account of the work of the major contributors to object relations theories, this book covers the work of the major American and British contributors to object relations theory, focusing on the ways in which these theories anticipated and enriched the emerging field of self psychology.

About the Author
Howard A. Bacal, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) is a Training Analyst and former Director of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He is in private practice. Kenneth M. Newman, M.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. He is in private practice.


Book Information
ISBN 9780231061025
Author Howard Bacal
Format Hardback
Page Count 300
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press