Joan Lachkar continues to break new ground in the application of psychoanalytic theory to couples therapy in this second edition of her innovative text. Updated to incorporate the latest literature and developments in the field of marital conflict, this new edition offers an improved understanding of marital pathology within the framework of our changing world. In this vital text, Lachkar focuses on the inexplicable dance of pain and trauma that occurs between couples, especially within the common and unyielding dyad of narcissistic and borderline relationships, and presents a unique and...