Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy: An Integrative, Personality-Based Treatment for Complex Cases
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593853823 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 372 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For individuals with chronic, complex problems that include multiple Axis I disorders comorbid with personality disorders, the barriers to change are significant. Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) is grounded in an innovative case formulation method that systematically links symptoms to maladaptive patterns in attachment relationships. A new preface in the paperback edition addresses current developments in IRT research and practice.. This book presents a powerful therapeutic approach that integrates psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and other techniques to empower patients to overcome these barriers by fostering change in personality. IRT offers a step-by-step framework for structuring interventions to promote learning of new, healthier patterns, while blocking problem behaviors and building a strong therapeutic alliance
In the best of the scientist-practitioner tradition, Benjamin flexibly integrates different theoretical approaches, and utilizes an attachment-informed perspective, to create this comprehensive, evidence-based approach. How this can be accomplished is clearly spelled out in this most important contribution to the field."--Marvin R. Her interpersonal method is presented in such a clear and compelling manner that the book is an excellent introduction for the novice, but also a gold mine for the more experienced."--Allen J. Benjamin fulfills our highest expectations as an insightful and sophisticated teacher of therapeutic science. Wise and compassionate, this text is a gift to our field."--Edward Teyber, PhD, California State University, San Bernardino. It offers
"Excellent Book" according to G. Karr. I purchased this book after attending an all day workshop put on by the author. She is so knowledgeable and her decades of experience and success with people who otherwise probably would not have been helped came through in her lecture, so I decided that I needed to spend m. Valerie Ahl said Best treatment for personality disorders!. This is the only method I have found successful for treating extremely, stuck, resistant personality disorders. Dr. Benjamin is brilliant!