Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders, Second Edition

by Beck, Aaron T.; Freeman, Arthur; Davis, Denise D.; and Associates

• ISBN13: 9781572308565
• ISBN10: 1572308567
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-26
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This landmark work was the first to present a cognitive framework for understanding and treating personality disorders. Now Aaron T. Beck and his distinguished team of coauthors present an extensively rewritten and updated second edition, integrating over a decade's worth of tremendous advances in theory and practice. Part I lays out the conceptual, empirical, and clinical foundations of effective work with this highly challenging population. Cognitive aspects of Axis II disorders are reviewed and general treatment principles delineated, with new chapters covering assessment procedures and issues in the therapeutic relationship. Part II details the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy for each of the specific disorders. Restructured to follow a consistent format, chapters review the current clinical literature; guide the therapist through diagnosis and case conceptualization; and demonstrate the nuts and bolts of cognitive intervention. Richly illustrated with expan

Author Biography

Aaron T. Beck, MD, is University Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy. He has authored more than 450 publications and has received numerous honors from professional and scientific organizations. Dr. Beck has worked extensively with personality disorders and has been an investigator on two studies using cognitive therapy with borderline personality disorder.

Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP, ACT, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is past president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, and a Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Freeman's research and clinical interests include marital and family therapy and cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression, anxiety, and personality disorders.

Denise D. Davis, PhD, a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, completed an extramural postdoctoral fellowship at the Beck Center in 1984. The author of numerous book chapters and articles on cognitive therapy, Dr. Davis was a founding editor of the journal [i]Cognitive and Behavioral Practice[/i]. She currently serves as Assistant Director of Clinical Training in Psychology at Vanderbilt University and maintains an independent cognitive therapy practice.

Table of Contents

Part I HISTORY, THEORY, AND RESEARCH
CHAPTER 1 Overview of Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders	3	(8)
CHAPTER 2 Theory of Personality Disorders	11	(41)
CHAPTER 3 Assessment of Personality Disorders	52	(17)
CHAPTER 4 General Principles and Specialized Techniques	69	(23)
CHAPTER 5 The Cognitive Therapy Relationship with Personality-Disordered Patients	92	(23)
Part II CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 6 Paranoid Personality Disorder	115	(23)
CHAPTER 7 Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality Disorders	138	(24)
CHAPTER 8 Antisocial Personality Disorder	162	(19)
CHAPTER 9 Borderline Personality Disorder	181	(35)
CHAPTER 10 Histrionic Personality Disorder	216	(25)
CHAPTER 11 Narcissistic Personality Disorder	241	(27)
CHAPTER 12 Dependent Personality Disorder	268	(25)
CHAPTER 13 Avoidant Personality Disorder	293	(27)
CHAPTER 14 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder	320	(21)
CHAPTER 15 Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder (Negativistic Personality Disorder)	341	(21)
CHAPTER 16 Synthesis and Prospects for the Future	362
REFERENCES	311	(82)
INDEX	393