Theodore Millon & Seth D. Grossman 
Resolving Difficult Clinical Syndromes [PDF ebook] 
A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach

A revolutionary, personalized psychotherapy approach for the
treatment of Axis I clinical disorders, by renowned expert Dr.
Theodore Millon

Acknowledging the primacy of the whole person, Resolving Difficult
Clinical Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach takes
into account all of the complexities of human nature–family
influences, culture, neurobiological processes, unconscious
memories, and so on–illustrating that no part of human nature
should lie outside the scope of a clinician’s regard.

Part of a three-book series, Resolving Difficult Clinical
Syndromes: A Personalized Psychotherapy Approach provides you with
a unique combination of conceptual background and step-by-step
practical advice to guide your treatment of Axis I clinical
disorders.

Detailed case studies are provided throughout the text to
illustrate the strategies of personalized psychotherapy for:

* Mood-Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and Bipolar
Disorders

* Acute, Post-Traumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes

* Anxiety-Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

* Anxiety-Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and Conversion
Disorders

* Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance-Related and
Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders

Destined to become an essential reference for trainees and
professionals, this book makes a revolutionary call to return
therapy to the natural reality of each patient’s life, seamlessly
guiding you in understanding the personality and treatment of the
whole, unique, yet complex person who exhibits a notable clinical
syndrome.

İçerik tablosu

Preface ix

Part One

CHAPTER 1 The Wisdom of Personalized Therapy 3

Part Two

CHAPTER 2 Personalized Therapy of Mood-Related Syndromes: Dysthymic, Major Depressive, and Bipolar Disorders 81

CHAPTER 3 Personalized Therapy of Acute, Posttraumatic, and Generalized Anxiety Syndromes 115

CHAPTER 4 Personalized Therapy of Anxiety-Related Psychological Syndromes: Phobic, Dissociative, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 153

CHAPTER 5 Personalized Therapy of Anxiety-Related Physical Syndromes: Somatoform and Conversion Disorders 191

CHAPTER 6 Personalized Therapy of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndromes: Substance-Related and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 221

References 253

Index 265

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Theodore Millon, Ph D, DSc, formerly professor at Harvard
Medical School and the University of Miami, is currently Dean and
Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in
Personology and Psychopathology in Coral Gables, Florida. Dr.
Millon is one of the world’s leading authorities on psychopathology
and personality disorders. Developer of the widely used Millon
personality assessment inventories, he has been the editor of the
Journal of Personality Disorders, President of the
International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, and a
key member of the DSM-III and DSM-IV Task Forces.

Seth Grossman, Psy D, is a codeveloper of several
personality inventories, and coauthor of numerous theoretical,
research, and clinical papers with Dr. Millon. He is also the
coauthor with Dr. Millon of Personality Disorders in Modern
Life, Second Edition (Wiley).