From the authoritative expert in personality disorders, Search for the Real Self is a thorough dissection of how one's real self is developed, how it relates to the outer world, and how personality disorders are understood and treated in our modern society.

Personality disorders--borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid--have become the classic psychological disorders of our age. Outwardly successful, charming and powerful, personality-disordered individuals have long confounded their colleagues, family, lovers and employees--as well as mental health professionals. The author helps the reader understand them. After describing how the healthy real self develops and functions, he explains what can go wrong. Drawing on case histories, he shows how the false self behaves in relationships and on the job, and then delineates appropriate treatments, offering real hope for cure.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 03/01/1990
ISBN: 9780029202920
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.16w x 0.65d

Review Citations: Newsweek 07/13/2009 pg. 56