Handbook of personality disorders : theory and practice / edited by Jeffrey J. Magnavita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Magnavita, Jeffrey J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personality disorders--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Personality disorders.

Personality disorders--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Personality disorders--Treatment.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xx, 580 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, 2004.

Summary:

This comprehensive handbook incorporates the latest advances in the study of personality disorders with the newest and most effective treatment techniques. Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, the Handbook of Personality Disorders offers authoritative coverage of personality disorder etiology, theory, psychopathology, and assessment. It provides detailed, fully up-to-date descriptions of important contemporary treatment models, including interpersonal reconstructive therapy, cognitive therapy, time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, and more. It also examines the broadening scope of treatment in special populations and settings; the expanding range of treatment in children, adolescents, and the elderly; and the latest research findings. Handbook of Personality Disorders is the ultimate resource for clinicians and is an important guide for students and researchers who need in-depth information on this increasingly important topic.

Contents:

Section 1 Etiology, Theory, Psychopathology, and Assessment

1. Classification, Prevalence, and Etiology of Personality Disorders: Related Issues and Controversy / Jeffrey J. Magnavita 3

2. Psychopathologic Assessment Can Usefully Inform Therapy: A View from the Study of Personality / Theodore Millon, Seth D. Grossman 24

3. The Relevance of Theory in Treating Personality Dysfunction / Jeffrey J. Magnavita 56

4. Assessing the Dimensions of Personality Disorder / Philip Erdberg 78

5. Borderline Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Organization: Psychopathology and Psychotherapy / Otto F. Kernberg 92

6. Personality Disorder or Relational Disconnection? / Judith V. Jordan 120

7. Sociocultural Factors in the Treatment of Personality Disorders / Joel Paris 135

Section 2 Contemporary Psychotherapeutic Treatment Models

8. Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) for Individuals with Personality Disorder / Lorna Smith Benjamin 151

9. Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders / James Pretzer 169

10. The Treatment of Personality Adaptations Using Redecision Therapy / Vann S. Joines 194

11. Dialectical Behavior Therapy of Severe Personality Disorders / Clive J. Robins, Cedar R. Koons 221

12. Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy / Hanna Levenson 254

13. Close Process Attention in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy / Frank Knoblauch 280

14. Application of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to Personality Disorders / Philip Manfield, Francine Shapiro 304

Section 3 Broadening the Scope of Treatment: Special Populations and Settings

15. Pharmacotherapy of Personality Disorders / Robert Grossman 331

16. Day Treatment of Personality Disorders / John S. Ogrodniczuk, William E. Piper 356

17. Residential Treatment of Personality Disorders: The Containing Function / Barri Belnap, Cuneyt Iscan, Eric M. Plakun 379

18. Treatment of Personality Disorders with Co-occurring Substance Dependence: Dual Focus Schema Therapy / Samuel A. Ball 398

19. Personality-Guided Therapy for Treating Medical Patients / Ellen A. Dornelas 426

20. The Role of Trauma, Memory, Neurobiology, and the Self in the Formation of Personality Disorders / Mark R. Elin 443

Section 4 Expanding the Range of Treatment: Child, Adolescent, and Elderly Models

21. Treatment of Dramatic Personality Disorders in Children and Adolescents / Efrain Bleiberg 467

22. Treatment of Personality Disorders in Older Adults: A Community Mental Health Model / Rosemary Snapp Kean, Kathleen M. Hoey, Stephen L. Pinals 498

Section 5 Research Findings and Future Challenges

23. Empirical Research on the Treatment of Personality Disorders / Paul Crits-Christoph, Jacques P. Barber 513

24. Toward a Unified Model of Treatment for Personality Dysfunction / Jeffrey J. Magnavita 528.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0471201162

OCLC:

52429596

Online:

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