Time-limited day treatment for personality disorders : integration of research and practice in a group program / William E. Piper ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Piper, William E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personality disorders--Treatment.

Personality disorders.

Psychotherapy.

Personality Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Personality Disorders.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1996]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

The authors of this volume detail the day-to-day operations of the [time-limited] Edmonton Day Treatment Program [for patients with personality disorders] and include its objectives, structures, and guiding principles, with illustrations of group process and staff roles. The volume provides a comprehensive set of general principles and suggestions for effectively conducting a day treatment program, with presentations of common problems and ways to deal with them. . . . The authors also include the research results of a large-scale clinical trial investigation into the efficacy of this treatment approach. /// This book will be of interest to practitioners in partial hospitalization, group therapists, and those working with patients suffering from affective and personality disorders, including staff from public and private clinics and hospitals, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nurses. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-341) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1997. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1997 dcunns.

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