Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practi

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Help families cope with the impact of personality dysfunction! Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practice examines the application of marital and family therapy approaches to the treatment of a wide range of personality disorders. Valuable on its own and doubly useful as a companion volume to Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice... Read more

Help families cope with the impact of personality dysfunction!

Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practice examines the application of marital and family therapy approaches to the treatment of a wide range of personality disorders. Valuable on its own and doubly useful as a companion volume to Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice (Haworth), the book integrates traditional individual models with family systems models to provide a multidimensional approach to treating personality disorders. Each chapter is written by a family therapist with extensive experience treating personality disorders and includes a case example, an exploration of the impact of the disorder on family members, a look at cultural and gender issues, and an examination of how the model is integrated with traditional psychiatric services and the proper application of medication.

Family Treatment of Personality Disorders is a single, accessible source for significant contributions to the emerging literature on family treatment approaches that, until now, have been scattered through journals representing a variety of disciplines. The book’s strong clinical focus provides a concise summary of relevant theory and interventions for effective treatment, including discussion of how to manage crises and acting out behavior. Edited by a practicing frontline clinician, the book provides an overview of the personality disorders field, examines the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior model and the Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy approach, and presents detailed descriptions of key concepts and treatment approaches.

Family Treatment of Personality Disorders focuses on specific DSM-IV personality disorders, including:

borderline
narcissistic
histrionic
obsessive-compulsive
passive-aggressive
avoidant
dependent
paranoid

Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practice is an excellent resource for clinicians treating mental health problems and for academic work in family psychopathology and family therapy and mental health. Read less

About the Editor
Contributors
Foreword (W. John Livesley)
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: OVERVIEW
Chapter 1. Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Historical Overview and Current Perspectives (Jeffrey J. Magnavita and Malcolm M. MacFarlane)
Introduction
What Are Personality Disorders?
Personality Disorder Classifications
Prevalence and Comorbidity
History of Personality Disorders
Theories of Etiology
Theories of Treatment
Marital and Family Treatment Approaches
Impact of Personality Disorder on Families
Toward an Integrated Family-Focused Approach
Chapter 2. An Interpersonal Family-Oriented Approach to Personality Disorder (Lorna Smith Benjamin and Gretta Cushing)
Introduction
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model and Case Examples
Strengths and Limitations
Indications and Contraindications
Management of Transference Issues
Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
Cultural and Gender Issues
Future Directions
Chapter 3. An Object-Relations Approach to the Treatment of Personality-Disordered Marriages (Charles C. McCormack)
Introduction
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model
Case Example
Strengths and Limitations
Benefits for the Family
Indications and Contraindications
Management of Transference Issues
Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
Cultural and Gender Issues
Future Directions
PART II: SPECIFIC DISORDERS
Chapter 4. Marital and Family Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (Judith K. Kreisman and Jerold J. Kreisman)
Introduction
The Development of the BPD Concept
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model
Case Examples
Strengths and Limitations
Benefits for the Family
Indications and Contraindications
Management of Transference Issues
Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
Cultural and Gender Issues
Future Directions
Chapter 5. Family Therapy with a Histrionic-Obsessive Couple (Len Sperry)
Introduction
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model
Case Example
Strengths and Limitations
Benefits for the Family
Indications and Contraindications
Management of Transference Issues
Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
Cultural and Gender Issues
Future Directions
Chapter 6. Integrative Marital and Family Treatment of Dependent Personality Disorders (William C. Nichols)
Introduction
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model
Case Example
Strengths and Limitations
Benefits for the Family
Indications and Contraindications
Management of Transference Issues
Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
Cultural and Gender Issues
Future Directions
Chapter 7. Systemic Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Integrative Approach (Malcolm M. MacFarlane)
Introduction
Impact on the Family
Setting
Treatment Model
Case Example
Strengths and Limitations

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