
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders Second Edition
Author(s): Aaron T. Beck (Author), Arthur Freeman (Author), Denise D. Davis (Author), and Associates (Author)
- Publisher: The Guilford Press
- Publication Date: September 26, 2003
- Edition: Second
- Language: English
- Print length: 412 pages
- ISBN-10: 1572308567
- ISBN-13: 9781572308565
Book Description
This landmark work was the first to present a cognitive framework for understanding and treating personality disorders. Part I lays out the conceptual, empirical, and clinical foundations of effective work with this highly challenging population, reviews cognitive aspects of Axis II disorders, and delineates general treatment principles. In Part II, chapters detail the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy for each of the specific disorders, review the clinical literature, guide the therapist through diagnosis and case conceptualization, and demonstrate the nuts and bolts of cognitive intervention.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Personality disorders cause untold suffering in millions of people, and empirically supported therapies are almost nonexistent. What is the scientist-practitioner to do? Application of cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations and interventions makes obvious sense. This volume, a revised and updated edition of a classic, is essential reading for students, teachers, clinicians, and researchers who seek to understand and treat these debilitating disorders.”–Jacqueline B. Persons, PhD, San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and University of California, Berkeley
“Remarkably clear and well-articulated, this volume makes substantial new contributions by further elaborating and specifying the cognitive theory of personality disorders, reviewing new research on both the theory and therapy, and providing detailed discussions (with new clinical case illustrations) of assessment and treatment of ten different personality disorders. It also provides recommendations on how to manage the therapeutic relationship and create individualized approaches for particular patients. Informed by the work of thirteen expert practitioners, the volume combines state-of-the art theoretical and technical knowledge with critical clinical experience, judgment, and wisdom. All practitioners of cognitive or behavioral psychotherapy, as well as more psychodynamically oriented clinicians, will benefit immensely from this work, as will clinical psychology students, psychiatric residents, and students in related fields. The clear conceptualization of the personality disorders and practical illustrations of how to apply these concepts in practice will undoubtedly improve the reader’s treatment skills, therapeutic results, and day-to-day professional satisfaction.”–A. John Rush, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
“An integrative, pragmatic book, which draws upon cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and even psychodynamic traditions. It is bold and ambitious, and it is necessary reading for those interested in the development of personality disorders, and in the development of personality itself.” ―
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews Published On: 2006-12-21About the Author
Denise D. Davis, PhD, is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and has collaborated with Drs. Beck and Freeman and other associates of the Beck Center since completing an extramural postdoctoral fellowship there in 1984. A contributor to the first edition of this volume as well as to numerous other chapters, articles, and workshops on cognitive therapy, Dr. Davis was a founding editor of the journal Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. She currently serves as Assistant Director of Clinical Training in Psychology at Vanderbilt University and has also maintained an independent practice of cognitive therapy for 20 years.
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Part I. History, Theory, and Research
Chapter 1: Overview of Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Personality Disorders
Clinical Studies and Empirical Research
The Validity of Cognitive Conceptualization of Personality Disorder
The Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy with Personality Disorders
The Effects of Co-Morbid Personality Disorder on Treatment of Axis I Disorders
Uncontrolled Studies of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Axis II Disorders
Formal Outcome Studies of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Axis II Disorders
Comparisons With Other Treatment Approaches
The Effects of Personality Disorders on “Real Life” Clinical Practice
Implications for Clinical Practice
Chapter 2: Theory of Personality Disorders
Characteristics of Schemas
The Evolution of Interpersonal Strategies
Interaction between the Genetic and Interpersonal
Origin of Dysfunctional Beliefs
Information Processing and Personality
Characteristics of Schemas
The Role of Affect in Personalities
From Perception to Behavior
The Internal Control System
Transition to Axis II Disorder
The Cognitive Shift
Cognitive Profiles
Thinking Styles
Summary of Characteristics
Chapter 3: Assessment of Personality Disorders
Conceptual and Metholodogical Issues
Assessment Strategies
Cognitive Measures of Personality Pathology
Specific Cognitive Profiles
Summary of Cognitive Profiles
Conclusion
Chapter 4: General Principles and Specialized Techniques
Conceptualization of the Case
Identification of Schemas
Specification of Underlying Goals
Emphasis on Therapist-Patient Relationship
Collaboration
Guided Discovery
Use of Transference Reactions
Specialized Techniques
Cognitive Strategies and Techniques
The Cognitive Probes
Confronting Schemas
Making Decisions
Behavioral Techniques
Use of Role Play
Reliving Childhood Experiences
Use of Imagery
Chapter 5: The Cognitive Therapy Relationship With Personality-Disordered Patients
Expanding the Interpersonal Domain
Non-Collaboration
Conceptual Understanding of Non-Collaboration
Emotions in the Therapeutic Relationship: Cognitive Conceptualization of Transference and Counter-Transference
Patient Emotions
Therapist Emotions
Summary
Part II. Clinical Applications
Chapter 6: Paranoid Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality Disorders
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Antisocial Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Borderline Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Histrionic Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 12: Dependent Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 13: Avoidant Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 14: Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 15: Passive–Aggressive Personality Disorder
Historical Perspectives
Research and Empirical Data
Differential Diagnosis
Conceptualization
Treatment Approach
Collaboration Strategy
Specific Interventions
Maintaining Progress
Conclusion
Chapter 16: Synthesis and Prospects for the Future
Assessment
Clinical Issues
Conclusion
References
Index
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