Fairbairn and the origins of object relations

Part 1 - Introduction. 1 Editors' introduction - James S. Grotstein and Donald B. Rinsley. 2 Fairbairn's achievement - John D. Sutherland. 3 Synopsis of an object-relations theory of the personality - W. Ronald D. Fairbairn. Part 2 - Theoretical overview. A - Fairbairn and object relations theory. 4 Fairbairn's theory and challenge - Otto F. Kernberg. 5 The origin and nature of the "object" in the theories of Klein and Fairbairn - Stephen A. Mitchell. 6 The concept of internal object relations - Thomas H. Ogden. 7 Notes on Fairbairn's metapsychology - James S. Grotstein. B - Fairbairn's endopsychic structure. 8 Fairbairn's structural theory - Richard L. Rubens. 9 Endopsychic structure and the cartography of the internal world: six endopsychic characters in search of an author - James S. Grotstein. 10 Fairbairn's structural theory and the communication of affects - Arnold H. Modell. Part 3 - Clinical formulations. 11 The tradition of Fairbairn - Neville Symington. 12 The allure of the bad object - Eleanore M. Armstrong-Perlman. 13 Resistance to the release of the bad object in the psychotherapy of a refugee - Victoria Hamilton. 14 Fairbairn's revision of libido theory: the case of Harry Guntrip - Judith M. Hughes. Part 4 - Fairbairn's contributions to understanding disorders of the self. 15 A reconsideration of Fairbairn's "original object" and 'original ego' in relation to borderline and other self disorders - Donald B. Rinsley. 16 "Narcissism" in Fairbairn's theory of personality structure - John Padel. 17 A Fairbairnian object relatioons perspective on self psychology - Michael Robbins. Epilogue: The Fairbairn legacy - James S. Grotstein. Appendix 1 - Fairbairn's main papers - John D. Sutherland. Appendix 2 Contributions related to Fairbairn - James S. Grotstein. Appendix 3 - Fairbairn's concepts and terminolog - Donald B. Rinsley

'...this important new work features chapters by major analytic thinkers and clinicians who explore Fairbairn's contributions and the influence his thinking has had upon their work.'

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