Clinical Topics in Personality Disorder

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Jaydip Sarkar, Gwen Adshead
RCPsych Publications, Jul 2, 2012 - Medical - 368 pages

This book provides an expert synthesis of these clinical advances. It covers the nature of personality disorders, assessment, diagnosis and classification, management and a broad range of therapeutic approaches. Written by practitioners with real expertise in the field, the book is equally suitable for psychiatric trainees and more experienced clinicians from the full range of disciplines in mental healthcare.

  • Up to date and comprehensive.
  • Includes service user experiences.
  • Draws on a wealth of real clinical experience.
  • Eclectic range of therapies and approaches.
  • Covers all age groups and specialist settings.
Five chapters have been specially commissioned for this book, while previous versions of the other 15 chapters have been published in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - many have been extensively updated by the authors.
 

Contents

Part 2 Management and genera ltreatment approaches
137
Part 3 Specific treatment approaches
211
Index
333
Back cover
345
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About the author (2012)

Jaydip Sarkar – Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, East Midlands Centre for Forensic Mental Health, Leicester.
Gwen Adshead – Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital, Berks.

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