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Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Integration of Transactional Analysis and Psychoanalysis

Pages 72-86
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article presents a new model that elucidates the etiology and adult manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The author links transactional analytic and psychoanalytic concepts of symbiosis together with the latest neurobiological research and evidence. This is related to Winnicott's (1949/2004b) concept of overactive mental functioning and to illustrations from clinical work.

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Kieran Nolan

Kieran Nolan, M.Sc., Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst, works in private practice in Manchester, England. He can be reached at 54 Clarendon Road West, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0RL, United Kingdom; e-mail: .