The Clinical Problem of Masochism by Deanna Holtzman, Nancy K... - 9780765708601

The Clinical Problem of MasochismAuthor(s): Deanna Holtzman, Nancy Kulish, Marvin Margolis, Harold P. Blum, Stanley J. Cohen, Dianne Elise, Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., Robert Alan Glick, Otto Kernberg, Henry Markman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Jason Aronson Publishers, United States\nImprint: Jason Aronson Publishers\nISBN-13: 9780765708601, 978-0765708601\nSynopsis\nThe problem of how to understand and to treat masochism has plagued the vast majority of clinicians. The Clinical Problem of Masochism, edited by Deanna Holtzman, PhD, and Nancy Kulish, PhD, focuses on the common and difficult clinical problems posed by masochistic patients who are spread throughout all diagnostic categories. Foremost psychoanalytic clinicians in the field from various theoretical backgrounds demonstrate their approaches to working clinically with these problems. Each expert provides detailed clinical examples, making their approaches and suggestions come alive. This volume, unique in its varied clinicalan.