Nichols, Florence L.2019-05-0719661966b14630084https://hdl.handle.net/2144/35522Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityThis study represents an attempt to investigate the nature of depressive psychopathology within the context of psychoanalytic theory. It poses two major research questions: can depressed patients be differentiated on the basis of particular ego states according to Bibring's theory; and will such a classification system be useful clinically and theoretically?en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.DepressionPsychoanalysisClinical psychologyThesis/Dissertation1171902564307599181163670001161