John Terry Maltsberger, American Psychoanalyst
Contributions to the Development of Studies of Suicide and Self-attack
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8336134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark J Goldblatt (0000-0002-0391-8947, corresponding author), Benjamin Herbstman (0000-0001-9809-6749), Mark Schechter (0000-0002-2906-8979), Elsa Ronningstam (0000-0002-7615-962X) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 861-882 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0651 • E-ISSN: 1941-2460 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0003065118801596 |
| PMID | 30384787 |
| OpenAlex | W2898818690 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
John Terry Maltsberger (1933–2016) was an American psychoanalyst who greatly influenced studies of the suicidal patient, and a suicidologist whose contributions significantly impacted psychoanalysis. Through his devotion to the understanding and treatment of suicidal people he exerted a major influence in both areas. Throughout a long and productive career, Maltsberger focused on an uncomfortable area of the psyche, that sphere that impels the attack on the self. His position in psychoanalysis stands out for his early emphasis on the patient’s internal subjective experience and the dynamics of the therapeutic engagement. He had a broad range of knowledge and interests beyond psychoanalysis and was able to integrate perspectives from empirical studies with his empathic understanding of clinical material and a striking ability to make complex and impenetrable intrapsychic processes lucidly understandable
Psyche · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Borderline personality disorder
Suicide as escape from self.
The interpersonal theory of suicide.
Even Unto the Twelfth Generataion—Huntington's Chorea
The descent into suicide
Considerations on suicide, with particular reference to that of the young
An Empirical Study of Seriously Disturbed Suicidal Patients
The Evocative Power of Enactments
Don’t Fence Me In
Risk Factors for Medically Serious Suicide Attempts
Superego distortions and self-attack
The Analyst's Hatred of Analysis
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |