Clinical Topics In Personality Disorder

Download or read book Clinical Topics in Personality Disorder written by Jaydip Sarkar and published by RCPsych Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.