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