Abstract

The second half of life is marked for some by depression and an absence of meaning. Carl Jung believed that middle and old age, like youth, have specific developmental tasks. While the developmental tasks for youth involve turning outward and engaging life, the goal for the mature individual is to consolidate an integrated personality by integrating the conscious and the unconscious parts of self. The application of Jungian principles with mature depressed clients in the clinical care setting is discussed.

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