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A psychoanalytic interpretation of bipolar disorder

  • The author proposes viewing mania as a form of defense against the state of depression resulting from >narcissistic overidentification with the depressive object< (i.e., the object in relation to which the depressive state developed), rather than as a periodic rebellion against such an internalized object. An account of the analytic psychotherapy of a clinical case of bipolar depression serves to illustrate this point of view, linked to the author’s specific conception of the dynamics of depression.

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Author:Giancarlo Ventimiglia
Parent Title (English):International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 29 (No. 2, 2020), pp. 074-086.
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2020
Release Date:2020/11/03
Format:PDF-scan upon request / PDF-Scan auf Anfrage
IdNo:Ventimiglia_G_2020
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