Treating Difficult Personality Disorders
1st Edition
Published on 16. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7879-0315-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current ClinicalTechnique
Offers the most current information for working with thischallenging client population and outlines proven treatment optionsfor borderline, narcissistic, and anti-social personalities. Alsoaddresses the question of countertransference with reassuring,supportive advice to help practitioners deal with their ownfrustration.
Offers the most current information for working with thischallenging client population and outlines proven treatment optionsfor borderline, narcissistic, and anti-social personalities. Alsoaddresses the question of countertransference with reassuring,supportive advice to help practitioners deal with their ownfrustration.
Reviews / Votes
"Practicing clinicians from all mental health disciplines willbenefit from this practical guide for treating personalitydisordered patients who present unique and difficult challenges totraditional methods of psychotherapeutic intervention. Nationallyrecognized experts in the treatment of severe characterpsychopathology present their perspectives on the management ofthese difficult-to-treat borderline and narcissisticpatients."Liberally illustrated with clinical vignettes that speak vividly tothe struggles of every clinician who works with these kinds ofpatients, this book is a `best buy' for any practitioner who wouldundertake such challenges. (Howard A. Bacal, M.D., training andsupervising analyst, The Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis,Los Angeles)
Provides an excellent resource for working with these challengingpatients. (Brian Shaw, PH.D., psychologist-in-chief, The TorontoHospital/Hospital for Sick Children)
This pragmatic volume goes a long way toward guiding us toimproving the care for people with difficult personality disorders.(Paul E. Garfinkel, M.D., professor and chair, Department ofPsychiatry, University of Toronto Medical School)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0315-2 (9780787903152)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
MICHAEL ROSENBLUTH is chief of the department of psychiatry at Toronto East General Hospital. He is the co-editor of Handbook of Borderline Disorders (1992, International Universities Press).
Content
Foreword.
1. The Assessment and Treatment of Borderline PersonalityDisorder(Michael Rosenbluth, Daniel Silver).
2. Dealing with Self-destructiveness in Borderline Patients(John G.Gunderson, Timothy Davis, Virginia R. Youngren).
3. Combined Treatment Approach with Borderline Patients( AlanBardikoff).
4. Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients(Jerome Kroll).
5. Treating the Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Gary Rodin, SamIzenberg).
6. The Assessment and Management of Antisocial PersonalityDisorder(Robert G. Ruegg, Caroline Haynes, Allen Frances).
7. Countertransference and the Difficult Personality-DisorderedPatient( Howard E. Book).
1. The Assessment and Treatment of Borderline PersonalityDisorder(Michael Rosenbluth, Daniel Silver).
2. Dealing with Self-destructiveness in Borderline Patients(John G.Gunderson, Timothy Davis, Virginia R. Youngren).
3. Combined Treatment Approach with Borderline Patients( AlanBardikoff).
4. Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients(Jerome Kroll).
5. Treating the Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Gary Rodin, SamIzenberg).
6. The Assessment and Management of Antisocial PersonalityDisorder(Robert G. Ruegg, Caroline Haynes, Allen Frances).
7. Countertransference and the Difficult Personality-DisorderedPatient( Howard E. Book).