Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy for Personality Disorders

Taylor & Francis

Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy for Personality DisordersA treatment manual\nAuthor(s): Giancarlo Dimaggio, Antonella Montano, Raffaele Popolo, Giampaolo Salvatore\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138024151, 978-1138024151\nSynopsis\nPatients with personality disorders need targeted treatments which are able to deal with the specific aspects of the core pathology and to tackle the challenges they present to the treatment clinicians. Such patients, however, are often difficult to engage, are prone to ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, and have difficulty adhering to a manualized treatment. \n\nGiancarlo Dimaggio, Antonella Montano, Raffaele Popolo and Giampaolo Salvatore aim to change this, and have developed a practical and systematic manual for the clinician, using Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT), and including detailed procedures for dealing with a range of personality disorders. The book is di.