The Search for the Real Self

James F. Masterson

ISBN 10: 0029202914 / ISBN 13: 9780029202913

Published by Routledge, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Search for the Real Self
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029202914
• ISBN 13: 9780029202913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 15 ounces

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Synopsis

Describes the development and functioning of a healthy self, discusses the causes of personality disorders, and suggests treatment approaches

About the Author

A prominent psychiatrist, James F. Masterson was born in Pennsylvania and educated at the University of Notre Dame and Jefferson Medical College. As a psychiatrist, Masterson became an authority on the treatment of personality disorders. He founded the Masterson Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in 1977 and he wrote seven influential texts during his career. He died in 2010.