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The therapist as selfobject

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In the treatment of severely disturbed patients in private practice, the author discovered that a shift from a traditional analytic approach to one that utilized self-psychological concepts produced improved success in the outcomes of treatment. These patients included those with narcissistic and borderline pathology in addition to substance abuse. All the patients had histories of one or more previous treatments.

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    Karen Kaufman CSW, BCD

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Kaufman, K. The therapist as selfobject. Clin Soc Work J 24, 285–298 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02190556

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