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Article

The Don Juan Syndrome: The Script of the Great Losing Lover

Pages 33-43
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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The aim of this article is to present a particular male psychological script characterized by a distorted approach to relationships with women. The article retraces and outlines the profile of Don Juan as described by the Spanish dramatist Tirso de Molina in his play and as portrayed by many others artists. The main personality characteristics and diagnostic/treatment criteria of the Don Juan syndrome are described.

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Michele Novellino

Michele Novellino, M.D., Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst, received the 2003 Eric Berne Memorial Award for his work on unconscious communication. He is director of the Eric Berne Institute in Rome and has written 15 books on transactional analysis, the most recent being Psicoanalisi Transazionale [Transactional Psychoanalysis] in 2004 and La síndrome di Don Giovanni [The Don Juan Syndrome] in 2005. He can reached at Via Angelo Emo, 87-00136 Rome, Italy; e-mail: .