Trauma in Personality Disorder : A Clinician?s Handbook the Masterson Approach

Orcutt, Candace, Phd

ISBN 10: 1468558056 / ISBN 13: 9781468558050

Published by AuthorHouse, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trauma in Personality Disorder : A Clinician?s Handbook the Masterson Approach
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468558056
• ISBN 13: 9781468558050
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

TRAUMA IN PERSONALITY DISORDER A Clinician's Handbook THE MASTERSON APPROACH When trauma and personality disorder combine, it is a therapeutic test for patient and treating clinician alike. Both face the challenge of hard, painful work in order to meet the goal of healing. For the clinician, this book presents a clear theoretical base for psychotherapy followed by a description of specific techniques. The theory is based on the developmental, object relations approach advanced by James F. Masterson, MD; the treatment is demonstrated in casebook form. Childhood trauma as well as present day PTSD is addressed, and four major types of personality disorder are delineated. Throughout, it is shown how trauma work and character work must be kept in balance so that the psychotherapy leads to its desired goal.

About the Author

CANDACE ORCUTT, PhD, is a clinical social worker who is also a trained psychoanalyst. She is on the faculty of the International Masterson Institute, and the faculty of the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis. She is in private practice in Teaneck, New Jersey. Dr. Orcutt has presented her work in conferences in the United States, Canada, South Africa and Turkey. Her publications have appeared in anthologies edited by Dr. Masterson, and in numerous journals, including The International Review of Psycho-Analysis, The International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, and Social Casework.