"How Fairbairn’s model of the endopsychic structure can help clinicians understand and treat Complex-PTSD" by Kyd Shepherd
 
Abstract

In the 1940s, Scottish psychiatrist and psychoanalyst William Ronald Fairbairn developed a model to understand the impacts on the mind of abuse, neglect, violence, etc. This model was largely overlooked by the psychoanalytic institutions of the time. But it reveals itself to be still incredibly relevant in our day and age to understand, treat and help people suffering from Complex-PTSD. In this paper, I will explain the endopsychic structure and show how beneficial it can be for the clinician and the patient.