Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach

A revolutionary, personalized psychotherapy approach for the treatment of Axis I clinical disorders, by renowned expert Dr. Theodore Millon
Acknowledging the primacy of the whole person, Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach takes into account all of the complexities of human nature—family influences, culture, neurobiological processes, unconscious memories, and so on—illustrating that no part of human nature should lie outside the scope of a clinician′s regard.
Part of a three–book series, Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach provides you with a unique combination of conceptual background and step–by–step practical advice to guide your treatment of Axis I clinical disorders.
Detailed case studies are provided throughout the text to illustrate the strategies of personalized psychotherapy for:
Mood–Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and Bipolar Disorders
Acute, Post–Traumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes
Anxiety–Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders
Anxiety–Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and Conversion Disorders
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance–Related and Schizophrenia–Spectrum Disorders
Destined to become an essential reference for trainees and professionals, this book makes a revolutionary call to return therapy to the natural reality of each patient′s life, seamlessly guiding you in understanding the personality and treatment of the whole, unique, yet complex person who exhibits a notable clinical syndrome.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Part One.
Chapter 1 The Wisdom of Personalized Therapy.
Part Two.
Chapter 2 Personalized Therapy of Mood–Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and B ipolar Disorders.
Chapter 3 Personalized Therapy of Acute, Posttraumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes.
Chapter 4 Personalized Therapy of Anxiety–Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders.
Chapter 5 Personalized Therapy of Anxiety–Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and Conversion Disorders.
Chapter 6 Personalized Therapy of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance–Related and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
References.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, formerly professor at Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami, is currently Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology in Coral Gables, Florida. Dr. Millon is one of the world′s leading authorities on psychopathology and personality disorders. Developer of the widely used Millon personality assessment inventories, he has been the editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders, President of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and a key member of the DSM–III and DSM–IV Task Forces.
Seth Grossman, PsyD, is a codeveloper of several personality inventories, and coauthor of numerous theoretical, research, and clinical papers with Dr. Millon. He is also the coauthor with Dr. Millon of Personality Disorders in Modern Life, Second Edition (Wiley).

Okładka tylna:
A revolutionary, personalized psychotherapy approach for the treatment of Axis I clinical disorders, by renowned expert Dr. Theodore Millon
Acknowledging the primacy of the whole person, Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach takes into account all of the complexities of human nature—family influences, culture, neurobiological processes, unconscious memories, and so on—illustrating that no pa rt of human nature should lie outside the scope of a clinician′s regard.
Part of a three–book series, Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach provides you with a unique combination of conceptual background and step–by–step practical advice to guide your treatment of Axis I clinical disorders.
Detailed case studies are provided throughout the text to illustrate the strategies of personalized psychotherapy for:
Mood–Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and Bipolar Disorders
Acute, Post–Traumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes
Anxiety–Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders
Anxiety–Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and Conversion Disorders
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance–Related and Schizophrenia–Spectrum Disorders
Destined to become an essential reference for trainees and professionals, this book makes a revolutionary call to return therapy to the natural reality of each patient′s life, seamlessly guiding you in understanding the personality and treatment of the whole, unique, yet complex person who exhibits a notable clinical syndrome.