Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes

A revolutionary, personalized psychotherapy approach for thetreatment of Axis I clinical disorders, by renowned expert Dr.Theodore Millon Acknowledging the primacy of the whole person, Resolving DifficultClinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach takesinto account all of the complexities of human nature--familyinfluences, culture, neurobiological processes, unconsciousmemories, and so on--illustrating that no part of human natureshould lie outside the scope of a clinician's regard. Part of a three-book series, Resolving Difficult ClinicalSyndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach provides you witha unique combination of conceptual background and step-by-steppractical advice to guide your treatment of Axis I clinicaldisorders. Detailed case studies are provided throughout the text toillustrate the strategies of personalized psychotherapy for: * Mood-Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and BipolarDisorders * Acute, Post-Traumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes * Anxiety-Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, andObsessive-Compulsive Disorders * Anxiety-Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and ConversionDisorders * Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance-Related andSchizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders Destined to become an essential reference for trainees andprofessionals, this book makes a revolutionary call to returntherapy to the natural reality of each patient's life, seamlesslyguiding you in understanding the personality and treatment of thewhole, unique, yet complex person who exhibits a notable clinicalsyndrome.