Download Author: Bemporad, Jules R., M.D.

16 eBooks available.

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Syndromes of Childhood

In this chapter, the authors will attempt to review the literature on borderline children, present criteria for diagnosis (which due to developmentally different levels of maturity, are different from those of borderline adults), and discuss specific guidelines for treatment. (71 pp.)

Cognitive Development

The developmental process is directed at self-regulatory behavior and the relative independence of behavior from immediate stimulation. There is internalization of the environment so that events in the world can be mentally represented. Once the internal world is created, the child begins to structure stimuli and select adaptive responses rather than reaching automatically. The last step in cognitive development has been termed operational thinking. This divorce of thought from appearance is perhaps the very foundation of human functioning. (68 pp.)

Psychotherapy of Depression in Children and Adolescents

The cases presented in this chapter may not differ significantly from adult depressives in terms of family history, basic psychodynamics, or unconscious beliefs. Modifications in the therapeutic approach are necessary, however, when the therapist considers the developmental tasks that are appropriate for the age of the patient.

  • Joan: A Case Of Mild Depression
  • Paul: A Case Of Severe Depression

(58 pp.)

FRANZ KAFKA: A Literary Prototype of the Depressive Character

Franz Kafka has been selected as a well-known paradigm of the depressive character, since in his writings as well as in his life he exemplifies the dilemma of the depressive and writes of this dilemma with such eloquence and imagination that his works transcend the impersonal and narrow textbook descriptions of depression. (72 pp.)

Critical Review of the Major Concepts of Depression

  • Introduction
  • The Delineation of a Syndrome
  • The Search for Causes
  • The Impact of the Structural Theory
  • Depression and Ego Psychology
  • The Contributions of Melanie Klein
  • The Interpersonal and Cultural Schools
  • Beck’s Cognitive Theory
  • Seligman’s Learned Helplessness Model
  • Physiological Approaches
  • Summary

(122 pp.)