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Psychopathology and Psychotherapy, Fourth Edition, targets the most common diagnostic conditions seen in everyday counseling and psychotherapy practice and integrates DSM-5-TR criteria with the Adlerian view of psychopathology and psychotherapy. It highlights cases that Adler himself treated or consulted on. This reader-friendly guide provides essential, clinically valuable information for understanding and treating individuals living with each disorder. Engaging case examples include DSM diagnoses, Adlerian case conceptualizations, treatment interventions, therapeutic challenges, and clinical outcomes. This blending of psychopathology and effective psychotherapy is exactly what trainees and practicing clinicians need to effect therapeutic change in clients. Written by practicing clinicians with expertise in specific disorders, this book will be an invaluable resource to both novice and experienced clinicians, as well as students.

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"""Drs. Len Sperry, Jon Sperry, and Marina Bluvshtein provide an articulate and elegant bridge between contemporary DSM-5-TR diagnosis and Adlerian case conceptualization. This bridge is simply remarkable; it gives clinicians a rare opportunity to use a psychosocial and neurobiologically informed foundation (Adlerian theory) to construct effective diagnostically oriented treatments that address unique client needs."" John Sommers-Flanagan, professor of Counseling at the University of Montana, USA ""Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: DSM-5-TR Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization & Treatment, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide for understanding the psychological disorders. Engaging case studies make this book invaluable to practitioners and students. The ""8-P” model will be an indispensable in bridging the psychopathology and psychotherapy gap."" Terry Kottman, founder of the Encouragement Zone and author of Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond ""This new edition offers a unique perspective for bridging the gap between psychopathology and effective psychotherapy. Unlike other textbooks, it emphasizes the crucial connection between diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment strategies with numerous real-life case studies. Written by experienced practitioners, it is a must-have for anyone seeking to enhance their psychotherapy practice in the DSM-5-TR era."" Nestor D. Kapusta, associate professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria"

"""Drs. Len Sperry, Jon Sperry, and Marina Bluvshtein provide an articulate and elegant bridge between contemporary DSM-5-TR diagnosis and Adlerian case conceptualization. This bridge is simply remarkable; it gives clinicians a rare opportunity to use a psychosocial and neurobiologically informed foundation (Adlerian theory) to construct effective diagnostically oriented treatments that address unique client needs."" John Sommers-Flanagan, Professor of Counseling at the University of Montana, USA ""Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: DSM-5-TR Diagnosis, Case Conceptualization and Treatment, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide for understanding the psychological disorders. Engaging case studies make this book invaluable to practitioners and students. The ""8-P” model will be indispensable in bridging the psychopathology and psychotherapy gap."" Terry Kottman, founder of the Encouragement Zone and author of Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond ""This new edition offers a unique perspective for bridging the gap between psychopathology and effective psychotherapy. Unlike other textbooks, it emphasizes the crucial connection between diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment strategies with numerous real-life case studies. Written by experienced practitioners, it is a must-have for anyone seeking to enhance their psychotherapy practice in the DSM-5-TR era."" Nestor D. Kapusta, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria"

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Len Sperry is Professor at Florida Atlantic University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. He co-edits the Journal of Individual Psychology and co-authored Learning and Practicing Adlerian Therapy. Jon Sperry is Associate Professor at Lynn University and staff therapist at Florida Atlantic University, a diplomate in Adlerian Psychology, and co-editor of the Journal of Individual Psychology. Marina Bluvshtein is Professor and Director of the Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship at Adler University, and President of the International Association of Individual Psychology.

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