Michael Balint

1896–1970, Hungary / United Kingdom

PsychoanalysisMedical psychology

Hungarian-British psychoanalyst. Described the basic fault as an early relational deficit and created Balint groups for physicians.

Books

  • The Basic Fault (1968)

    Balint describes a pre-Oedipal level of psychic functioning where early relational failures create a basic fault that marks the entire personality.