The clinical problem of masochism / edited by Deanna Holtzman and Nancy Kulish.

The Clinical Problem of Masochism, edited by Deanna Holtzman, PhD, and Nancy Kulish, PhD, is comprised of contributions from prominent experts on psychoanalytic and psychodynamic understandings of masochism. This volume offers therapists of all theoretical persuasions ideas on how to think about and help individuals suffering from masochistic difficulties. --Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the suffering of Sisyphus / Deanna Holtzman, Nancy Kulish -- Clinical constellations of masochistic psychopathology / Otto F. Kernberg -- Masochism in childhood and adolescence as a self-regulatory disorder / Alan Sugarman -- Some suggestions for engaging with the clinical problem of masochism / Kerry Kelly Novick, Jack Novick -- Clinical observations on masochistic character structure / Robert Alan Glick -- Sadomasochistic stuckness / Stanley J. Coen -- Masochism as a multiply-determined phenomenon / Glen O. Gabbard -- Self-abuse and suicidality : clinical manifestations of chronic narcissistic rage / Anna Ornstein -- Varieties of masochistic experience : modes of analytic relating / Henry Markman -- Masochism and trauma / Harold P. Blum -- Failure to thrive : shame, inhibition, and masochistic submission in women / Dianne Elise -- Analysts who have sexual relations with their patients : the central role of masochism / Marvin Margolis.