Bøker av Heinz Kohut

Included are previously unpublished essays on courage, leadership, and the self in society, earlier published papers presenting the theoretical basis of Kohut's ideas, and transcripts of conversations between Kohut and Strozier about cultures as interpreted by depth psychology.Psychoanalysts, as well as historians and others interested in the history of ideas, will welcome the publication of Kohut's last work.

Suitable for psychoanalysts who are interested in both the theoretical and the therapeutic aspects of psychoanalysis, this title contains the author's pre-self psychology essays. It continues with the collection of his selected writings and letters from 1978 until his death in 1981.

The Austro-American psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut was one of the foremost leaders in his field and developed the school of self-psychology. In this book, he presents the theoretical framework for self-psychology and carefully lays out how the self develops over the course of time. It is suitable for working psychoanalysts.

The Kohut Seminars is an edited transcript of a series of seminars from the early 1970s for the Student Mental Health Clinic at the University of Chicago. The book is divided into two sections: the theory of self psychology and case presentations prepared by the clinic staff and Kohut's discussion of the material presented.

Establishes the industry standard of the treatment of personality disorders for a generation of analysts. This volume, known for its analysis of narcissism, is suitable for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand human personality in its many incarnations.