Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning (Caligor Eve)(Paperback)

Deftly combining contemporary theory with clinical practice, Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning is an invaluable resource for any clinician seeking a coherent model of personality functioning and pathology, classification, assessment, and treatment. This insightful guide introduces Transference-Focused Psychotherapy-Extended (TFP-E), a specialized but accessible approach for any clinician interested in the skillful treatment of personality disorders. Compatible with the DSM-5 Section III Alternative Model for Personality Disorders—and elaborating on that approach, this volume offers clinicians at all levels of experience an accessible framework to guide evaluation and treatment of personality disorders in a broad variety of clinical and research settings. In this book, readers will find: • A coherent model of personality functioning and disorders based in psychodynamic object relations theory• A clinically near approach to the classification of personality disorders, coupled with a comprehensive approach to assessment• An integrated treatment model based on general clinical principles that apply across the spectrum of personality disorders• An understanding of specific modifications of technique that tailor intervention to the individual patient's personality pathology• Descriptions of specific psychodynamic techniques that can be exported to shorter-term treatments and acute clinical settings Patient ass
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