George Hagman, LCSW is a clinical social worker and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. He is a member and faculty member of the Training and Research Institute in Intersubjective Self Psychology, and the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He is the author of books on the Psychoanalysis, Self Psychology, art, and bereavement.

Harry Paul, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City and Chappaqua, New York. He is a founding member, past president, faculty, supervisor and training analyst at the Training and Research Institute in Intersubjective Self Psychology. He is the co-author of The Self Psychology of Addiction and Its Treatment: Narcissus in Wonderland, and he has co-authored papers on addiction and self psychology. He currently sits on the international Council of IAPSP.

Peter B. Zimmermann, PhD, is a licensed psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is a founding member, and member board of trustees, faculty, supervisor and training analyst at the Training and Research Institute in Intersubjective Self Psychology in New York. He is the current president, senior faculty member, supervisor and training analyst at the Training Institute of The National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in New York.

Author Biographies

Preface

Acknowledgements

George Hagman, Peter B. Zimmermann, and Harry Paul.

Section One: The Theory and Practice of Intersubjective Self Psychology

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Intersubjective Self Psychology

Peter B. Zimmermann, Harry Paul, Aviva Rohde, Karen Roser, Gordon Powell, Louisa Livingston, and George Hagman

Chapter 2: Empathy in Intersubjective Self Psychology

Karen Roser and Aviva Rohde

Chapter 3: Transference in the Intersubjective Self Psychology.

Aviva Rohde and Karen Roser

Chapter 4: The Therapeutic Action of Intersubjective Self Psychology, Part 1

Peter B. Zimmermann

Chapter 5: The Therapeutic Action of Intersubjective Self Psychology, Part 2: The Case of Ricky

Aviva Rohde

Chapter 6: Working with the Trailing Edge: Resolving the Fear of Repetition

George Hagman and Susanne Weil

Chapter 7: Working with the Leading Edge: When the Selfobject Tie is Intact.

Harry Paul and George Hagman, and Peter B. Zimmermann

Section Two: Clinical Applications

Chapter 8: Melancholia Revisited: Depression and its Treatment from the Perspective of Intersubjective Self Psychology

Peter B. Zimmermann

Chapter 9: Addiction: An Intersubjective Self Psychological Perspective

Harry Paul

Chapter 10: Child Treatment: Working with the Leading and Trailing Edge

Karen Roser

Chapter 11: Working with Couples in Intersubjective Self Psychology

Nancy Hicks and Louisa Livingston

Chapter 12: Sexuality in Intersubjective Self Psychology: What Matters

Gordon Powell

Chapter 13: A Suicidal Patient: Gasping for Air:

Laura D'Angelo

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