9781433840951

9781433836718

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement.

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"This book invites readers to join a transtheoretical dialogue between the three authors about a holistic approach to treating personality disorders"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book represents an important advance in the treatment of personality disorders: the movement beyond narrow adherence to particular "brand name" therapies. The authors-all leading figures in personality disorder treatment and research-describe their understanding of how therapy can best work for particular patients from three distinct theoretical orientations, focusing on several important domains of functioning and moving between different levels of evidence. The book examines psychotherapy for personality disorders with a focus on the mechanisms of change. Within this focus on mechanisms of change, it highlights five specific domains of change anchored in a functional domain conception: emotion dysregulation, disturbed social interaction, identity problems, impulsivity, and cognitive disturbances. Through detailed clinical case examples, the book shows how various theoretical and evidence-based perspectives can converge and complement one another to maximize benefit for the individual patient. This book is an essential reading for any clinician who wants to become more effective in their work with patients who suffer from personality disorders. The authors address a wide range of clinical challenges and walk the reader through their thinking in how to proceed, focusing on core principles and mechanisms of change at every turn. Both early-career and seasoned clinicians will appreciate this accessible window into the therapeutic process. Moreover, the book provides a sophisticated, evidence-based rationale for long-held clinical wisdom: that psychotherapy works best when therapists can integrate from different models and personalize their interventions to the individual patient."--Preface. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Also issued in print.

Print version: Kramer, Ueli. Understanding the mechanisms of change in psychotherapies for personality disorders Washington, DC : American Psychlogical Association, [2024]

Original

Introduction: Synthesizing diverse perspectives on personality disorders

The importance of developing a focus on mechanisms of change in psychotherapy

Personality disorders: A conceptualization in functional domains

The first session of psychotherapy and getting started in treatment

Moving from emotional dysregulation to emotional balance

Moving from problematic social interactions to interpersonal effectiveness

Moving from identity diffusion to an integrated sense of self

Moving from impulsive behavior to self-reflection

Moving from cognitive-perceptual disturbances to coherent and reality-based narratives

Challenges in the therapeutic relationship and how to use them productively in psychotherapy

Discussing mechanisms of change in psychotherapies for personality disorders

References

Index

About the authors.

Personality disorders > Treatment.

Psychotherapy > Methodology.