Overview

Emphasizing diagnosis, causality, and holistic treatment, this is the only book offering a full discussion of Avoidant Personality Disorder for therapists and sufferers. Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and patients and other sufferers are at a loss as to what is wrong and how to go about correcting it. The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder is the only book available to guide both patients and those trying to help them. This thorough and much-needed volume explores the development of AvPD and presents a holistic view of its causes from the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal perspectives. It offers an extensive section on diagnostic criteria that will be useful to sufferers and therapists, and it discusses the various therapies for AvPD. Finally, and perhaps most critically, the book provides a section intended as a guide for psychiatrists—and a self-help guide for sufferers—including a day-by-day, one-step-at-a-time, monthly guide on how to overcome AvPD.

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Author:   Martin Kantor MD
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.879kg
ISBN:  

9780313377525

ISBN 10:   0313377529
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   26 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface PART ONE: DESCRIPTION AND CAUSATION Chapter 1 Classic or Type I Avoidant Personality Disorder Chapter 2 Counterphobic Avoidants Chapter 3 Healthy and Normal versus Pathological Avoidance Chapter 4 Sexual Avoidance Chapter 5 Course Chapter 6 Differential Diagnosis Chapter 7 Comorbidity Chapter 8 Cognitive-Behavioral Aspects Chapter 9 Development PART TWO: THERAPY Chapter 10 An Overview of Avoidance Reduction Chapter 11 Psychodynamically Oriented Psychotherapy Chapter 12 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Chapter 13 Interpersonal Therapy Chapter 14 Supportive Therapy Chapter 15 Other Forms of Therapy Chapter 16 The Ideal Therapist Chapter 17 Helping Avoidants Overcome Their Fear of Criticism Chapter 18 Helping Avoidants Overcome Their Low Self-Esteem Chapter 19 Treating Sexual Avoidance: An Overview PART THREE: SELF-HELP Chapter 20 Overcoming Shyness and Withdrawal Notes Index

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Martin Kantor, MD, is a Harvard psychiatrist who has been in full private practice in Boston and New York City.

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