Dissociation of Trauma: Theory, Phenomenology, and Technique

by Ira Brenner

Deals with the psychoanalytically informed treatment of adults who were severely traumatized in childhood and who employ defensive altered states of consciousness. Draws on drive theory, ego psychology, object relations theory, self psychology, and intersubjectivity to explain the complexities of the subject.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2001