Description
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.
About the Author
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).
Reviews
"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."
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)
Provides an excellent resource for working with these challengingpatients. (Brian Shaw, PH.D., psychologist-in-chief, The TorontoHospital/Hospital for Sick Children)
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)
Book Information
ISBN 9780787903152
Author Michael Rosenbluth
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 327g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm