This volume investigates the ongoing clinical and theoretical developments within the framework of self psychology as established by Heinz Kohut. Arnold I. Goldberg, a prominent figure in the field, compiles a series of scholarly contributions that examine the application of self-psychological principles to complex clinical cases. The text serves as a forum for practitioners to refine diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, grounding these discussions in the evolving history of psychoanalytic thought.

Experts recognize this series as a vital repository for the advancement of self-psychological discourse. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended primarily for clinicians and researchers in the field of psychoanalysis.