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Heinz Kohut's theories regarding disorders of narcissism initially appeared to be compatible with classical drive theory, but with the publication in 1977 of The Restoration of the Self, the revolutionary nature of his contributions became apparent. Since then, Kohut's theories, grouped under the title of self psychology, have enlivened the thinking of many psychoanalysts while distressing others who find his challenges to classical theory and technique anywhere from unacceptable to irrelevant. An orthodoxy that had steadfastly been maintained by the policy of traditional psychoanalytic journals, whose editors routinely excluded any articles that failed to meet the definition of classical ego psychology, began to crumble. Kohut's status within the American Psychoanalytic Association, as well as his initial indication that his theories applied only to a restricted group of patients suffering from narcissistic disorders, contributed to the publication of his articles. A revolution in psychoanalytic thought and practice had been launched, but its adoption was by no means complete. The passionate acceptance of new ideas by some has also generated extreme resistance in others and an attempt within the traditional literature to either incorporate these new ideas in a fashion that absorbs and neutralizes them as mere accessories to classical analysis or continues to attack them as the enemies of true analysis.