Focusing on the precursors, course and outcome of personality disorders, this book looks at time and illness, precursors of personality disorders, borderline children and borderline personalities, personality disorders in adulthood and the long-term outcome of personality disord…
Emphasizing management rather than cure, Paris outlines a realistic, long-term treatment approach that strives for gradual recovery with intermittent interventions. Features include a general theory of personality disorders, including Axis I and Axis II cluster disorders, and a …
Provides a framework for treatment based on the author's study of borderline personality disorder over 25 years. It emphasizes management rather than cure and outlines a long-term treatment approach for gradual recovery. It includes general theories of personality disorders, inc…
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to personality disorders. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowle…
Severe personality disorders
by ProQuest (Firm), Akhtar, Salman, Livesley, W. John, Luyn, J. B. van
This book is about understanding and managing patients with severe personality disorders. It covers biological, psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioural approaches and provides a pragmatic guide to best practice, based on the published evidence, where this is available.
This book is about understanding and managing patients with severe personality disorders. It covers biological, psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioural approaches and provides a pragmatic guide to best practice, based on the published evidence, where this is available. As well …
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognised or, if recognised, is misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic, Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat i…
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and patients and…