Pathologies of the Self

‘One of the most original thinkers in the mental health profession, Dr Phil Mollon has written a rich and readable portrait of the complexities of narcissistic and borderline states of mind. Drawing upon a generous range of psychological theories and clinical data, Mollon has provided us with a veritable master class, illuminating these deeply troubling – indeed malignant – features of the human personality.’

‘This diminutive book packs a powerful punch … Mollon skilfully manages to bring together the many facets of this subject in a succinct, engaging way… a complex subject, artfully curated and expressed.’

Phil Mollon, PhD, is a psychoanalyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society’s Institute of Psychoanalysis. He trained in psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic, as well as in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leeds, and for 37 years worked full time in the NHS. The limitations of conventional listening and talking forms of therapy led to his ongoing search for a better way of to help emotionally troubled people, exploring both EMDR and then energy psychotherapy, but always with a psychoanalytic lens. He has served as President of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychotherapy. Pathologies of the Self is his twelfth book.