Narcissism: Denial of the True Self - Softcover

Lowen, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0020772904 ISBN 13: 9780020772903

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1985

Synopsis

A study of the nature and causes of narcissism, the most prevalent personality disorder of our times, examines its origins in denial of feelings and rejection of the true self and illustrates a therapeutic treatment for the ailment.

About this title

Review:

Los Angeles Times Thoughtful and provocative.

About the Author:

Alexander Lowen, M.D., is a world-renowned psychiatrist and leading practitioner of Bioenergetic Analysis -- the revolutionary therapy that uses the language of the body to heal the problems of the mind. A former student of Wilhelm Reich, he developed Bioenergetic Analysis and founded the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis. Dr. Lowen is the author of many publications, including Love and Orgasm, The Betrayal of the Body, Fear of Life, Joy, and The Way to Vibrant Health. Now in his tenth decade, Dr. Lowen currently practices psychiatry in New Canaan, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0020772904
• ISBN 13: 9780020772903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242