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Self-esteem as a Factor in Social and Domestic Violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ismond Rosen
Ismond Rosen*
Affiliation:
The Paddington Centre for Psychotherapy, London W11
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3 Hampstead Hill Gardens, London NW3 2PH
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Abstract

Psychoanalytical ideas are used to outline how poor narcissistic development can lead to poor regulation of self-esteem. This in turn often underlies domestic violence, the short-term treatment of which can be aided by psychodynamic understanding.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 18 - 23
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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