{"product_id":"treating-difficult-personality-disorders-isbn-9780787903152","title":"Treating Difficult Personality Disorders","description":"A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current ClinicalTechnique\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. Foreword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Assessment and Treatment of Borderline PersonalityDisorder(Michael Rosenbluth, Daniel Silver).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Dealing with Self-destructiveness in Borderline Patients(John G.Gunderson, Timothy Davis, Virginia R. Youngren).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Combined Treatment Approach with Borderline Patients( AlanBardikoff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients(Jerome Kroll).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Treating the Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Gary Rodin, SamIzenberg).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Assessment and Management of Antisocial PersonalityDisorder(Robert G. Ruegg, Caroline Haynes, Allen Frances).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Countertransference and the Difficult Personality-DisorderedPatient( Howard E. Book). \"Practicing clinicians from all mental health disciplines willbenefit from this practical guide for treating personalitydisordered patients who present unique and difficult challenges totraditional methods of psychotherapeutic intervention. Nationallyrecognized experts in the treatment of severe characterpsychopathology present their perspectives on the management ofthese difficult-to-treat borderline and narcissisticpatients.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Liberally illustrated with clinical vignettes that speak vividly tothe struggles of every clinician who works with these kinds ofpatients, this book is a `best buy' for any practitioner who wouldundertake such challenges. (Howard A. Bacal, M.D., training andsupervising analyst, The Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis,Los Angeles)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Provides an excellent resource for working with these challengingpatients. (Brian Shaw, PH.D., psychologist-in-chief, The TorontoHospital\/Hospital for Sick Children)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This pragmatic volume goes a long way toward guiding us toimproving the care for people with difficult personality disorders.(Paul E. Garfinkel, M.D., professor and chair, Department ofPsychiatry, University of Toronto Medical School) MICHAEL ROSENBLUTH is chief of the department of psychiatry at Toronto East General Hospital. He is the co-editor of Handbook of Borderline Disorders (1992, International Universities Press). Treating Difficult Personality Disorders offers practical guidance for clinicians working with clients whose personality disorders can have lifelong negative effects on identity, work, and relationships. In this essential resource, experts in the field provide the most current information for the successful assessment and clinical treatment of this challenging client population. Written in jargon-free language, this book presents flexible treatment options for clients suffering from of borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorders.This comprehensive volume provides professionals with:** Appropriate therapeutic responses for dealing with self destructive behaviors** Suggestions on how to contain, understand, and harnesses the feelings aroused when working with difficult personalities that can actually advance the therapeutic work.** Practical management guidelines for working with clients who have been sexually abused** Advice for maintaining a flexible approach by incorporating a variety of therapeutic modalities.** An especially effective technique for working with Narcissistic Personality-Disorder** The most current research on such topics as medication and suicidality among difficult personalities.Treating Difficult Personalities offers guidelines for developing efficient, effective clinical techniques with accountable outcomes. Skills that are so necessary for thriving in a managed care environment. 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.","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990411624677,"sku":"NP9780787903152","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787903152.jpg?v=1761787722","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/treating-difficult-personality-disorders-isbn-9780787903152","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}