| Practical Management of Personality Disorder Contributor(s): Livesley, W. John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572308893 ISBN-13: 9781572308893 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2003 Annotation: This volume takes a multi-level approach to understanding and treating personality disorder, identifying core symptoms and problems that many patients share and providing a comprehensive framework for clinical intervention. Rather than presenting a particular model of therapy, W. John Livesley shows how a wide variety of empirically supported interventions can be used to manage specific components of an integrated treatment plan. Drawing on etiological knowledge as well as outcome research, the book identifies effective strategies for addressing key areas of the patient's psychosocial and biological functioning. The clinician learns how to conceptualize the phases of treatment and use the stages-of-change model as a guide for sequencing and selecting appropriate interventions. Pragmatic and flexible, the research-based strategies presented here are applicable in diverse settings, in therapies ranging from crisis intervention to long-term treatment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Personality - Psychology | Clinical Psychology |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| LCCN: 2002155225 |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.44" W x 9.86" (1.66 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume takes a multi-level approach to understanding and treating personality disorder, identifying core symptoms and problems that many patients share and providing a comprehensive framework for clinical intervention. Drawing on etiological knowledge as well as outcome research, the book identifies effective strategies for addressing key areas of the patient's psychosocial and biological functioning. The clinician learns how to conceptualize the phases of treatment and use the stages-of-change model as a guide for sequencing and selecting appropriate interventions. Pragmatic and flexible, the research-based strategies presented here are applicable in diverse settings, in therapies ranging from crisis intervention to long-term treatment. |