Revision of: Cognitive therapy of personality disorders / Aaron T. Beck, Arthur Freeman, Denise D. Davis & associates. 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-480) and index.

THEORY, RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL METHODS -- Overview of cognitive-behavioral therapy of personality disorders / Daniel O. David and Arthur Freeman -- Theory of personality disorders / Aaron T. Beck -- Assessment of personality pathology / Jay C. Fournier -- Neural mechanisms of maladaptive schemas and modes in personality disorders / Michael T. Treadway -- General principles and specialized techniques in cognitive therapy of personality disorders / Aaron T. Beck, Arthur Freeman, and Denise D. Davis -- The therapeutic alliance with patients with personality disorders / Denise D. Davis and Judith S. Beck -- Diversity, culture, and personality disorders / James L. Rebeta -- CLINICAL APPLICATIONS -- Dependent personality disorder / Lindsay Brauer and Mark A. Reinecke -- Avoidant personality disorder / Christine A. Padesky and Judith S. Beck -- Obessive-compulsive personality disorder / Karen M. Simon -- Depressive personality disorder / David A. Clark and Catherine A. Hilchey -- Paranoid, schizotypal, and schizoid personality disorders / Julia C. Renton and Pawel D. Mankiewicz -- Passive-aggressive personality disorder (negativistic personality disorder) / Gina M. Fusco -- Narcissistic personality disorder / Wendy T. Behary and Denise D. Davis -- Histrionic personality disorder / Mehmet Z. Sungur and Anil Gunduz -- Antisocial personality disorder / Damon Mitchell, Raymond Chip Tafrate, and Arthur Freeman -- Borderline personality disorder / Arnoud Arntz -- COMORBIDITY AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT -- Symptomatic cormorbidity / Robert A. Ditomasso and Bradley Rosenfield -- Clinical management: working with those diagnosed with personality disorders / Gina M. Fusco -- Synthesis and prospects for the future / Denise D. Davis and Arthur Freeman -- References -- Index.

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