Personality disorders are associated with fundamental disturbances of self and
interpersonal relations, problems that vary in severity within and across disorders. This …

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that personality pathology is, at its core,
fundamentally interpersonal. The authors review the proposed DSM-5 Section 3 redefinition …

This article examines the validity of grandiose and vulnerable subtypes of narcissistic
character styles through an analysis of personality disorder criteria, interpersonal problems …

A worldview (or “world view”) is a set of assumptions about physical and social reality that
may have powerful effects on cognition and behavior. Lacking a comprehensive model or …

This book describes an approach for working with borderline patients called the
transference focused psychotherapy (TFP). The TFP is a sophisticated variant of …

This study investigates features that differentiate worry from somatic anxiety and depression.
Theoretical models of the worry process suggest that worry is closely related to …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a highly prevalent, chronic, and debilitating
psychiatric problem characterized by a pattern of chaotic and self-defeating interpersonal …

The chapter focuses on the empirical research accumulating over the years on
psychodynamic treatment (PDT), especially research published since the previous edition of …

A uniquely practical guide and widely adopted text, this book shows precisely what
therapists can say at key moments to enhance the process of healing and change. Paul …

This book advances a new understanding of producing change in psychotherapy. It
proposes the concept of interaction structure, repeated mutually influencing interactions …