Part I: History, Theory and Research: Overview of Personality Disorders. Theory. Cognitive Profiles. General Principles of Cognitive Therapy. Specialised Techniques. Part II: Clinical Applications: Paranoid Personality Disorder. Anti-Social Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder. Histrionic Personality Disorder. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Avoidant Personality Disorder. Dependent Personality Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder. Synthesis and Prospects for the Future.
Aaron T. Beck, MD, is the founder of cognitive therapy, University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and President Emeritus of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. Beck is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, the American Psychological Association (APA) Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Psychiatric Association Distinguished Service Award, the Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Research in Neuropsychiatry, and the Institute of Medicine's Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health and Gustav O. Lienhard Award.
This is another classic book in the Beckian' style--scholarly and
eminently readable, a superb and much needed treatment guide.
Breaking new ground again in this unusually challenging work, Beck,
Freeman and their associates have produced an exceptionally useful
handbook, not only for those who follow in the cognitive-behavioral
tradition, but for all therapists who seek to enrich their insights
and methodologies for working with the personality disorders.
It is of no small import that the text is a pleasure to read. Clear
both in thought and language, it is entirely free of the jargon and
obscurities that litter this field. In a matter of particular
relevance to my own work, I was especially pleased with the chapter
on the avoidant personality; it is the first detailed and
sensitively drawn examination of therapeutic issues with this
highly troubled group of patients. All in all, the Beck-Freeman
volume is a major milestone in the progress of therapy for this
large class of difficult-to-treat disorders.''--Theodore Millon,
Ph.D.,
University of Miami and Harvard Medical School
"It's refreshing to find an approach to cognitive therapy that
gives full consideration to the real-life, messy issues of
feelings, motivations, and even unconscious processes....One has
high expectations of a clinical writing team headed by Aaron Beck,
whose work in cognitive therapy of depression and anxiety is now
classic. This book continues the tradition in the domain of
personality disorders. Perhaps its greatest overarching
contribution is in emphasizing how good psychotherapy is at once
systematic, flexible, and humanistic.' --"Psychotherapy in Private
Practice"
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