Treating Personality Disorder : Creating Robust Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs

ISBN 10: 0415404800 / ISBN 13: 9780415404808

Published by Routledge, 2010

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Treating Personality Disorder : Creating Robust Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415404800
• ISBN 13: 9780415404808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.664 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

This book considers personality disorders and how they are treated within the institutional context of prisons and hospitals and offers practical guidance on assessment, formulation and integrated treatment planning.

Treating Personality Disorder offers contributions from professionals in psychiatry, nursing and psychology as well as prison officers and service managers and areas of discussion include:

• delivering integrated treatment to people with personality disorders
• issues and challenges for the clinical professional
• the role of the psychiatrist in treating personality disorder

Treating Personality Disorder will provide a timely and valuable guide for all professionals involved in the treatment and management of serious personality disorders within an institutional framework.

About the Author

Naomi Murphy is a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist with over 15 years experience of working with clients presenting with complex psychopathology. Naomi has been instrumental in developing services for people with personality disorder in the community, secure services and prisons. Naomi has a particular interest in the development of transdisiplinary teams.

Des McVey is a consultant nurse and psychotherapist with over 25 years experience of working within and developing forensic services. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of York and regularly teaches on nursing and clinical psychology courses. Des has a particular interest in developing strategies that maintain treatment integrity.