Treating Difficult Personality Disorders

Michael Rosenbluth

• 16 oktober 1996
• 9780787903152

Samenvatting:

For therapists who have patients with life-long negative disorders affecting their lives, this work offers current information for the assessment and clinical treatment. It outlines flexible treatment options for borderline, narcissistic and anti-social personalities.

Certainly, there is no lack of individuals with difficult personality disorders and who could benefit from therapeutic treatment. Yet clinicians are often reluctant to treat them as the process can be demanding and painful for both client and clinician. Treating Difficult Personalities is an essential and usable resource for therapists who have taken on patients whose disorders have had life long negative effects on their identity, work, and relationships.Experts in the field offer the most current information for the successful assessment and clinical treatment of this challenging client population and outline flexible treatment options for borderline, narcissistic, and anti-social personalities. In addition, the book addresses the question of countertransference one of the most acute problems in treating difficult personalities with reassuring, supportive advice to help practitioners deal with their own emotions while working with these provocative clients.

A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current ClinicalTechnique

Offers the most current information for working with thischallenging client population and outlines proven treatment optionsfor borderline, narcissistic, and anti-social personalities. Alsoaddresses the question of countertransference with reassuring,supportive advice to help practitioners deal with their ownfrustration.