Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology

Deftly combining contemporary theory with clinical practice, Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning is an invaluable resource for any clinician seeking a coherent model of personality functioning and pathology, classification, assessment, and treatment. This insightful guide introduces Transference-Focused Psychotherapy -- Extended (TFP-E), a specialized but accessible approach for any clinician interested in the skillful treatment of personality disorders.

ForewordPrefaceVideo GuideChapter 1. Introduction: A Model of Treatment Targeting Self and Interpersonal Functioning Section I: Personality and Personality Disorders Through the Lens of Object Relations TheoryChapter 2. Personality and Personality Disorders Within the Framework of Object Relations TheoryChapter 3. Clinical Psychodynamics Within the Framework of Object Relations Theory: Conflict, Anxiety, Defense, and Internal Object Relations Section II: Overview of TFP-E: Basic Tasks, the Therapeutic Relationship, and Strategies of TreatmentChapter 4. Basic Tasks and Elements of Treatment Chapter 5. The Therapeutic Relationship: The Therapist's Attitude and Stance, the Therapeutic Alliance, Transference, and CountertransferenceChapter 6. Strategies of Treatment and Mechanisms of Change Section III: The Skillful ConsultationChapter 7. Patient Assessment and Treatment Planning Section IV: Establishing the Treatment FrameChapter 8. Essential Treatment Contracting: Behaviors, Adjunctive Treatments, and MedicationSection V: Techniques and Tactics of TFP-EChapter 9. Identifying a Focus for Intervention Chapter 10. Intervening I: Exploratory Interventions and the Interpretive Process Chapter 11. Intervening II: Transference Analysis and Tactics Guiding the Interpretive ProcessChapter 12. Intervening III: Integrating Supportive and Exploratory InterventionsSection VI: Phases of Treatment and Trajectories of ChangeChapter 13. Early, Middle, and Advanced Phases of TreatmentChapter 14. AfterwordAppendix: Helpful ResourcesIndex