Severe personality disorders

Originally published in 2007, this book is about understanding and managing patients with severe personality disorders. It covers biological, psychoanalytic and cognitive behavioral approaches and provides a pragmatic guide to best practice. As well as discussing issues of severity, treatability and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Luyn, J. B. van (-), Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-, Livesley, W. John
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2007.
Edición:1st ed
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Treatability in severe personality disorders: how far do the science and art of psychotherapy carry us?; 2 The treatment of choice: what method fits whom?; 3 Countertransference: recent developments and technical implications for the treatment of patients with severe personality disorders; 4 Beyond management to cure: enhancing the positive dimensions of personality; 5 Personality disorders from the perspective of child and adolescent psychiatry; 6 Disruptions in the course of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
  • 7 Managing suicidal crises in patients with severe personality disorders 8 Borderline personality disorder, day hospitals, and mentalization; 9 Pharmacotherapy of severe personality disorders: a critical review; 10 Severe cases: management of the refractory borderline patient; 11 Dangerous cases: when treatment is not an option; 12 Stalking of therapists; 13 Common elements of effective treatments; Index