Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5 Personality Disorders

by Len Sperry

Since the publication of the acclaimed second edition of Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders , much has changed in how the personality disorders are understood and treated. However, like its previous editions, this new edition is a hands-on manual of the most current and effective, evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for these challenging disorders. The beginning chapters describes several cutting-edge trends in the diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment of them. Then, specific chapters focus on evidence-based diagnosis and treatment interventions for each of the 10 DSM-5 personality disorders. Emphasized are the most recent developments from Cognitive Behavior Therapies, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Analysis System of Psychotherapy, Pattern-Focused Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Schema Therapy, Transference Focused Psychotherapy, and Mentalization-Based Treatment. As in previous editions, extensive case material is used to illustrate key points of diagnosis and treatment.

Genres: Psychology, Psychiatry, Counselling

316 pages, Paperback

Published June 22, 2016

Reviews

[Valentina Chiriac · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte care nu poate fi citita, ci care trebuie studiată! Este extrem, extrem de bine organizata, și pare un element esențial pentru specialiștii în domeniu (psihologi in principiu, dar și psihiatrii). Recunosc că am rasfoit-o și citit din "scoarță în scoarță" pentru a mă familiariza cu cartea și pentru a știi ce conține în cazul în care trebuie sa revin vreodată să aprofundez. Pare o carte de valoare în biblioteca celor pasionați de tulburările de personalitate.

[Fulvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author gives tools to challenging learning, and helps clinicians and others working with difficulty cases. The case studies and case formulations are so helpful.

[Megan]

clinical class
good parallel to the DSM. Sperry humanizes the descriptions and gives many anecdotes. more time to read it more thoroughly would help, but useful as a reference book too.