Bøker av Sidney J. Blatt

Proposes that psychological development is a lifelong personal negotiation between the two fundamental dimensions of relatedness and self-definition. The author applies this model in great detail to the process of therapeutic change, with striking implications for further research.

Details the psychodynamically-oriented inpatient treatment of 90 young adults suffering from severe mental illness. This book documents the nuances of changing troubled behavior, describes behaviors which predict future positive behavioral change, and provides a sophisticated technique to document change.