The Psychodynamics of Addiction

Historical Review of Different Schools.

Container and contained.

The School of Bion.

The Application of Bowlby' s Attachment Theory to The Psychotherapy of Addictions.

The Vulnerable Self.

Heinz Kohut and The addictions.

Therapy of Addicts.

Dynamics of Addiction in The Clinical situation.

Psychodynamic Assessment of Drug Addicts.

Individual Psychotherapy with Addicted People.

Group Therapy.

Psychodynamic Perspective on Relapse prevention in Addiction.

In Search of A Reliable Container. Staff Supervision in a DDU.

Countertransference With Addicts.

Community Psychodynamics.

Growing up With Alchohol or Drug Abuse in The Family.

References.

Index.