Treatment Of The Borderline Adolescent: A Developmental Approach
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138869015 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 510 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.. First published in 1986
E. N. said The #1 professional on Personality Disorders. Professionals in the fields of psychology or psychiatry are, without a doubt, familiar with the name of James Masterson, MD. He is the leading specialist on personality disorders and a leader in developing new approaches to effectively deal with problems inherent in these disorders. Specifically, this book focuses on the personality disorders as they develop in childhood and the question of whether therapy in the adolescent years could turn these disorders around and allow for normal, healthy development of perso. Good, but there are better books A number of years ago my therapist had me read this while he was treating me for BPD and it was a huge eye-opener; I have read it several times.But now I see Masterson must have gotten his ideas from an almost forgotten psychoanalyst (to whom he gave no credit): Ronald Fairbairn.Although Fairbairn's ideas are having a noticeable impact on modern psychoanalytic thought, his work was not edited and is obscure and confusing.Thankfully, David P. Celani has written "Fairbairn's Object Relations Theory in the Clinical . Jesikah said Masterson had no clue. Masterson's approach to Borderline Personality Disorder was tainted by the fact that the man was a narcissist himself. I purchased this book as a former victim that is, patient of James Masterson hoping to gain some understanding or perhaps closure. For nearly two years as an adolescent in the mid-80's my treatment was overseen by Dr. Masterson. Twenty-five years later I was told I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome from that treatment. This book makes it clear that Dr. Masterson's interest was purely sci