Adshead, Gwen
Personality Disorder: The Definitive Reader (Forensic Focus)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781843106401
- author:
- Adshead, Gwen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 154 mm X 230 mm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle / Psychology, Psychiatry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Addressing the challenges of working with patients who have personality disorders is a complex and multifaceted issue. This comprehensive collection of papers provides a thorough understanding of the impact that these conditions can have on staff, as well as theoretical explanations for their development.
Featuring fourteen classic papers, this book explores key topics such as boundaries in clinical practice, attachment figures, and the relationship between severity of personality disorder and childhood experiences. Each paper is accompanied by contextual material and educational exercises to aid learning and professional development.
Essential reading for clinical and forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, social workers, and students, this book offers a valuable resource for anyone working with patients who have personality disorders.
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