The Impact of Narcissism: The Errant Therapist on a Chaotic Quest

by Peter L. Giovacchini

Book Overview

While many recent advances in dynamic psychotherapy are clinically relevant, others represent change for its own sake, offer little clinical data to support their theoretical constructs, and are primarily motivated by therapists' need to enhance themselves. Narcissism plays an increasingly important role as a defensive adaptation and a characterological trait in the majority of patients seen today. It is a powerful force that often dominates treatment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765702347
• ISBN13: 9780765702340
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"