Overcoming Resistant Personality Disorders: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach

358 Pages·2007·1.67 MB·English

by  Theodore Millon

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Overcoming Resistant
Personality Disorders
A Personalized
Psychotherapy Approach
Theodore Millon Seth Grossman
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Overcoming Resistant
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Overcoming Resistant
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A Personalized
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Theodore Millon Seth Grossman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
Part One
CHAPTER1 Personalized Psychotherapy: A Recapitulation 3
Part Two
CHAPTER2 Personalized Therapy for the Needy/Dependent
Personality Patterns 51
CHAPTER3 Personalized Therapy for the Sociable/Histrionic
Personality Patterns 89
CHAPTER4 Personalized Therapy for the Confident/Narcissistic
Personality Patterns 129
CHAPTER5 Personalized Therapy for the Nonconforming/
Antisocial Personality Patterns 165
CHAPTER6 Personalized Therapy for the Assertive/Sadistic
Personality Patterns 201
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viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER7 Personalized Therapy for the Conscientious/
Compulsive Personality Patterns 235
CHAPTER8 Personalized Therapy for the Skeptical/Negativistic
Personality Patterns 275
References 313
Index 331