Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practice (Haworth Marriage and Family Therapy)

This book examines the application of marital and family therapy approaches to the treatment of a wide range of personality disorders. Valuable on its own and doubly useful as a companion volume to Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice (Haworth), the book integrates traditional individual models with family systems models to provide a multidimensional approach to treating personality disorders. Each chapter is written by a practicing clinician with extensive experience treating personality disorders and includes a case example, an exploration of the impact of the disorder on family members, a look at cultural and gender issues, and an examination of how the model is integrated with traditional psychiatric services and the proper application of medication. Family Treatment of Personality Disorders focuses on specific DSM-IV personality disorders, including borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, obsessive-compulsive, passive-aggressive, avoidant, dependent, and paranoid.Malcolm M. MacFarlane is the author of 'Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Advances in Clinical Practice (Haworth Marriage and Family Therapy)', published 2004 under ISBN 9780789017901 and ISBN 0789017903.