The Clinical Problem of Masochism

Deanna Holtzman, PhD is a Training and Supervising analyst and Past President of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine at Wayne State University and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Detroit. She is the President of the Sigmund Freud Archives, Inc. and has co-authored two books with Nancy Kulish.Nancy Kulish, PhD is a Training and Supervising Analyst and Past President of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine at Wayne State University and an Adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Detroit. She has co-authored two books with Deanna Holtzman and published numerous articles on transference/countertransference, gender, and female sexuality.

The problem of how to understand and to treat masochism has plagued the vast majority of clinicians. The Clinical Problem of Masochism, edited by Deanna Holtzman, PhD, and Nancy Kulish, PhD, focuses on the common and difficult clinical problems posed by masochistic patients who are spread throughout all diagnostic categories. Foremost psychoanalytic clinicians in the field from various theoretical backgrounds demonstrate their approaches to working clinically with these problems. Each expert provides detailed clinical examples, making their approaches and suggestions come alive. This volume, unique in its varied clinical and practical focus, offers therapists of all theoretical persuasions ideas on how to think about and help individuals suffering from masochistic difficulties.

DedicationAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Suffering of SisyphusDeanna Holtzman PhD and Nancy Kulish PhDChapter 2. Clinical Constellations of Masochistic PsychopathologyOtto F. Kernberg, MDChapter 3. Masochism in Childhood and Adolescence as a Self-Regulatory DisorderAlan Sugarman, Ph. DChapter 4. Some Suggestions for Engaging with the Clinical Problem of MasochismKerry Kelly Novick and Jack Novick Ph.DChapter 5. Clinical Observations on Masochistic Character StructureRobert Alan Glick MDChapter 6.Sadomasochistic Stuckness.Stanley J. Coen M. D.Chapter 7.Masochism as a Multiply-Determined PhenomenonGlen O. Gabbard MDChapter 8. Self-abuse and Suicidality; Clinical Manifestations of Chronic Narcissistic RageAnna OrnsteinChapter 9. Varieties of Masochistic Experience¿Modes of Analytic RelatingHenry Markman M.D.Chapter 10. Masochism and TraumaHarold P. Blum MDChapter 11. Failure to Thrive: Shame, Inhibition and Masochistic Submission in WomenDianne Elise Ph.D.Chapter 12.Analysts Who Have Sexual Relations with Their Patients ¿ The Central Role of MasochismMarvin Margolis MD, PhDChapter 13. ConclusionDeanna Holtzman PhD and Nancy Kulish PhDAbout the Authors