Borderline-Störungen und pathologischer Narzissmus

Otto F. Kernberg provides a comprehensive systematic overview in this book of the symptomatic, ego-structural, and dynamic-genetic characteristics of borderline personality disorders. He then addresses typical transference-countertransference constellations in borderline patients and presents a special modified form of analytical psychotherapy as the treatment method of choice. A detailed discussion of prognostic and differential diagnostic questions follows. A separate chapter is dedicated to the often-felt sense of inner emptiness in borderline patients. In the second part of the book, Kernberg develops his own concept of narcissistic personality disorders, which he sees as stemming from a pathological defense organization that conceals deep-seated archaic drive and relational conflicts. The concluding chapters address pr.