Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment
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Biografisk notat
Len Sperry, MD, PhD, is emeritus professor of clinical mental health counseling at Florida Atlantic University and clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. For more than five decades, he has treated, written about, and taught courses and workshops on the personality disorders. Among his 1,200+ professional publications are several articles, book chapters, and books on these disorders, including the recently published Highly Effective Therapy: Effecting Deep Change in in Counseling and Psychotherapy.
<p>“The much-anticipated new edition of Dr. Sperry’s <i>Handbook of the Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders</i> is a critically needed volume for any mental health clinician working with personality disordered clients. It is evidence based, completely updated, and remarkably practical. This is one of those rare books that should be on the shelf of all mental health professionals and trainees. Dr. Sperry has offered the profession an important and much needed update to a now classic text.”</p><p><b>Thomas G. Plante</b>, PhD, ABPP, is Professor at Santa Clara University and Emeritus Adjunct Professor in Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine</p><p> “Uniquely trained as a psychologist and a psychiatrist with extensive clinical experience, Len Sperry MD, PhD is one of the top academic masters in the world in the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. That expertise along with his lifelong career as an educator, Len has the ability to frame cases and theory into a crystal-clear narrative for the reader in his latest edition making it a must read for all MH clinicians.”</p><p><b>Jon A. Lehrmann</b>, MD, Chair and Charles E. Kubly Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin </p><p>“Sperry’s 4th edition of <i>the Handbook of the Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders</i> effectively engages the latest theory and research in this vital and complex area of clinical practice. I consider this the essential volume on the topic because of Sperry’s evidence-based insights about the full set of personality disorders integrated with a diverse range of practical treatment strategies. His case conceptualizations weave together the multi-faceted strengths of this approach and offer an excellent set of training tools. This is the key book on personality disorders to own.”</p><p><b>Steven J. Sandage</b>, PhD, LP, Boston University</p>
The Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders is a hands-on manual of the most current and effective, evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for challenging disorders.
The beginning chapters describe several cutting-edge trends in the diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatments. This is followed by specific chapters focusing on evidence-based diagnosis and treatment interventions for each of the ten DSM-5-TR personality disorders. Emphasized are the most recent developments from Cognitive Behavior Therapies, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Schema Therapy, Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, Mentalization-Based Treatment, and more. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and includes new research for each chapter on DSM disorders. As in previous editions, extensive case material is used to illustrate key points of diagnosis and treatment.
This book provides essential knowledge and skills to health and mental health practitioners working with personality disordered clients, as well as to students in psychology, counseling, psychiatry, nursing, and social work programs.
The Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders is a hands-on manual of the most current and effective, evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for challenging disorders.
1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders Today
2. The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders
3. Case Conceptualization and the Effective Treatment of Personality Disorders
4. Antisocial Personality Disorder
5. Avoidant Personality Disorder
6. Borderline Personality Disorder
7. Dependent Personality Disorder
8. Histrionic Personality Disorder
9. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
10. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
11. Paranoid Personality Disorder
12. Schizoid Personality Disorder
13. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Len Sperry, MD, PhD, is emeritus professor of clinical mental health counseling at Florida Atlantic University and clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. For more than five decades, he has treated, written about, and taught courses and workshops on the personality disorders. Among his 1,200+ professional publications are several articles, book chapters, and books on these disorders, including the recently published Highly Effective Therapy: Effecting Deep Change in in Counseling and Psychotherapy.