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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (602 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive reference, edited by one of the leading experts in the field, assimilates the newest and most effective treatment techniques for the personality disorders. Each chapter is written by leading scholars in the Cognitive-Behavior, Humanistic and Integrative theoretical models. In addition to a detailed case example in each chapter, additional case studies are integrated and used throughout.

Contents:

Section One. Etiology, theory, psychopathology, and assessment

Classification, prevalence, and eitology of personality disorders : related issues and controversy / Jeffrey J. Magnavita

Psychopathologic assessment can usefully inform therapy : a view from the study of personality / Theordor Millon and Seth D. Grossman

The revelance of theory in treating personality dysfunction / Jeffrey J. Magnavita

Assessing the dimensions of personality disorder / Philip Erdberg

Borderline personality disorder and borderline personality organization : psychopathology and psychotherapy / Otto F. Kernberg

Personality disorder or relational disconnection? / Judith V. Jordan

Sociocultural factors in the treatment of personality disorders / Joel Paris

Section Two. Contemporary psychotherapeutic treatment models

Interpersonal reconstructive therapy (IRT) for individuals with personality disorder / Lorna Smith Benjamin

Cognitive therapy of personality disorders / James Pretzer

The treatment of personality adaptations using redecision therapy / Vann S. Joines

Dialectical behavior therapy of severe personality disorders / Clive J. Robins and Cedar R. Koons

Time-limited dynamic psychotherapy / Hanna Levenson

Close process attention in psychoanalytic psychotherapy / Frank Knoblauch

Application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to personality disorders / Philip Manfield and Francine Shapiro

Section Three. Broadening the scope of treatment : special populations and settings

Pharmacotherapy of personality disorders / Robert Grossman

Day treatment of personality disorders / John S. Ogrodniczuk and William E. Piper

Residential treatment of personality disorders : the containing function / Barri Belnap, Cuneyt Iscan, and Eric M. Plakun

Treatment of personality disorders with co-ocurring substance dependence : dual focus schema therapy / Samuel A. Ball

Personality-guided therapy for treating medical patients / Ellen A. Dornelas

The role of trauma, memory, neurobiology, and the self in the formation of personality disorders / Mark R. Elin

Section Four. Expanding the range of treatment : child, adolescent, and elderly models

Treatment of dramatic personality disorders in children and adolescents / Efrain Bleiberg

Treatment of personality disorders in older adults : a community mental health model / Rosemary Snapp Kean, Kathleen M. Hoey, and Stephen L. Pinals

Section Five. Research findings and future challenges

Empirical research on the treatment of personality disorders / Paul Crits-Christoph and Jacques P. Barber

Toward a unified model of treatment for personality dysfunction / Jeffrey J. Magnavita.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610345465

9781280345463

1280345462

9780471482345

047148234X

OCLC:

54750892