Citation

Feldmann TB. Am. J. Psychother. 1988; 42(2): 281-289.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3400787

Abstract

Preoccupation with violent fantasies or behavior is often seen in Vietnam combat veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Violence in these patients can be understood within the framework of self-psychology as a disintegration product which provides emergency structure for the fragmenting self. A case report illustrates this point.

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