Jill Savege Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. David E. Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University and the Uniformed Services University.

In the last two decades, object relations theory has crossed the Atlantic and taken America by storm. The enthusiasm among American clinicians for the British School, however, has led to a host of problems related to the need to master a new terminology.The difficulty in assimilating object relations theory is one more example of the aphorism that America and England are two countries separated by a common language. The Scharffs have taken a giant step forward in assisting American therapists in their efforts to master the language of object relations theory. With this primer they have anticipated the reader's questions at every turn and have answered them in remarkably clear and readable prose. Terms like projective identification, holding, containment, and self are freed from obscurity and made entirely understandable to even the novice clinician. The authors then apply these concepts to a variety of clinical settings. The Scharffs are equally at home when doing individual, family, marital, group,or sex therapy. It is difficult to imagine any other team of authors who could provide such a comprehensive survey of the broad applications of object relations theory. Students in all the mental health professions will find this slim volume to be an extr

• 0 Prefrace0 How to Use This Primer0 List of Figures and TablesChapter 1 The Self and Its ObjectsPart 1 Overview of the Concepts of British Object Relations TheoryChapter 2 Basic Freudian ConceptsPart 2 Object Relations Theory in PracticeChapter 3 From Freud to Object Relations TheoryChapter 4 Endopsychic StructureChapter 5 Projective and Introjective Identification and ContainmentChapter 6 The Holding EnvironmentChapter 7 The Concept of PositionsChapter 8 Attachment TheoryChapter 9 Neurobiology and Affect RegulationChapter 10 TraumaChapter 11 Chaos TheoryChapter 12 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Geography of the TransferenceChapter 13 Relation to Other Theoretical Systems and Clinical ApproachesChapter 14 Principles of AssessmentChapter 15 Technique I: Setting the Frame, Impartiality, Psychological Space, and the Use of the Therapist's SelfChapter 16 Technique II: Working with Transference, Countertransference, and InterpretationChapter 17 Technique III: The Use of Dreams, Fantasy, and PlayChapter 18 Breif TherapyChapter 19 Technique and Theory Review with Clinical IllustrationChapter 20 Working Through and TerminationChapter 21 Integration of Individual Therapy with Couple, Family, Group, and Sex TherapiesChapter 22 The Application of Object Relations Theory to Various Syndromes and PopulationsChapter 23 The Role and Experience of the Object Relations TherapistChapter 24 The Devolpment of Therapeutic CapacityChapter 25 A Guide to Further Reading

Jill Savege Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. David E. Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University and the Uniformed Services University.

In the last two decades, object relations theory has crossed the Atlantic and taken America by storm. The enthusiasm among American clinicians for the British School, however, has led to a host of problems related to the need to master a new terminology.The difficulty in assimilating object relations theory is one more example of the aphorism that America and England are two countries separated by a common language. The Scharffs have taken a giant step forward in assisting American therapists in their efforts to master the language of object relations theory. With this primer they have anticipated the reader's questions at every turn and have answered them in remarkably clear and readable prose. Terms like projective identification, holding, containment, and self are freed from obscurity and made entirely understandable to even the novice clinician. The authors then apply these concepts to a variety of clinical settings. The Scharffs are equally at home when doing individual, family, marital, group,or sex therapy. It is difficult to imagine any other team of authors who could provide such a comprehensive survey of the broad applications of object relations theory. Students in all the mental health professions will find this slim volume to be an extr

• 0 Prefrace0 How to Use This Primer0 List of Figures and TablesChapter 1 The Self and Its ObjectsPart 1 Overview of the Concepts of British Object Relations TheoryChapter 2 Basic Freudian ConceptsPart 2 Object Relations Theory in PracticeChapter 3 From Freud to Object Relations TheoryChapter 4 Endopsychic StructureChapter 5 Projective and Introjective Identification and ContainmentChapter 6 The Holding EnvironmentChapter 7 The Concept of PositionsChapter 8 Attachment TheoryChapter 9 Neurobiology and Affect RegulationChapter 10 TraumaChapter 11 Chaos TheoryChapter 12 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Geography of the TransferenceChapter 13 Relation to Other Theoretical Systems and Clinical ApproachesChapter 14 Principles of AssessmentChapter 15 Technique I: Setting the Frame, Impartiality, Psychological Space, and the Use of the Therapist's SelfChapter 16 Technique II: Working with Transference, Countertransference, and InterpretationChapter 17 Technique III: The Use of Dreams, Fantasy, and PlayChapter 18 Breif TherapyChapter 19 Technique and Theory Review with Clinical IllustrationChapter 20 Working Through and TerminationChapter 21 Integration of Individual Therapy with Couple, Family, Group, and Sex TherapiesChapter 22 The Application of Object Relations Theory to Various Syndromes and PopulationsChapter 23 The Role and Experience of the Object Relations TherapistChapter 24 The Devolpment of Therapeutic CapacityChapter 25 A Guide to Further Reading

Jill Savege Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. David E. Scharff, M.D., is co-director of the International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University and the Uniformed Services University.

In the last two decades, object relations theory has crossed the Atlantic and taken America by storm. The enthusiasm among American clinicians for the British School, however, has led to a host of problems related to the need to master a new terminology.The difficulty in assimilating object relations theory is one more example of the aphorism that America and England are two countries separated by a common language. The Scharffs have taken a giant step forward in assisting American therapists in their efforts to master the language of object relations theory. With this primer they have anticipated the reader's questions at every turn and have answered them in remarkably clear and readable prose. Terms like projective identification, holding, containment, and self are freed from obscurity and made entirely understandable to even the novice clinician. The authors then apply these concepts to a variety of clinical settings. The Scharffs are equally at home when doing individual, family, marital, group,or sex therapy. It is difficult to imagine any other team of authors who could provide such a comprehensive survey of the broad applications of object relations theory. Students in all the mental health professions will find this slim volume to be an extr

• 0 Prefrace0 How to Use This Primer0 List of Figures and TablesChapter 1 The Self and Its ObjectsPart 1 Overview of the Concepts of British Object Relations TheoryChapter 2 Basic Freudian ConceptsPart 2 Object Relations Theory in PracticeChapter 3 From Freud to Object Relations TheoryChapter 4 Endopsychic StructureChapter 5 Projective and Introjective Identification and ContainmentChapter 6 The Holding EnvironmentChapter 7 The Concept of PositionsChapter 8 Attachment TheoryChapter 9 Neurobiology and Affect RegulationChapter 10 TraumaChapter 11 Chaos TheoryChapter 12 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Geography of the TransferenceChapter 13 Relation to Other Theoretical Systems and Clinical ApproachesChapter 14 Principles of AssessmentChapter 15 Technique I: Setting the Frame, Impartiality, Psychological Space, and the Use of the Therapist's SelfChapter 16 Technique II: Working with Transference, Countertransference, and InterpretationChapter 17 Technique III: The Use of Dreams, Fantasy, and PlayChapter 18 Breif TherapyChapter 19 Technique and Theory Review with Clinical IllustrationChapter 20 Working Through and TerminationChapter 21 Integration of Individual Therapy with Couple, Family, Group, and Sex TherapiesChapter 22 The Application of Object Relations Theory to Various Syndromes and PopulationsChapter 23 The Role and Experience of the Object Relations TherapistChapter 24 The Devolpment of Therapeutic CapacityChapter 25 A Guide to Further Reading