Table of Contents

• About the Editor
  
• Contributors
  
• Foreword (W. John Livesley)
  
• Preface
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• PART I: OVERVIEW
  
• Chapter 1. Family Treatment of Personality Disorders: Historical Overview and Current Perspectives (Jeffrey J. Magnavita and Malcolm M. MacFarlane)
  
• Introduction
  
• What Are Personality Disorders?
  
• Personality Disorder Classifications
  
• Prevalence and Comorbidity
  
• History of Personality Disorders
  
• Theories of Etiology
  
• Theories of Treatment
  
• Marital and Family Treatment Approaches
  
• Impact of Personality Disorder on Families
  
• Toward an Integrated Family-Focused Approach
  
• Chapter 2. An Interpersonal Family-Oriented Approach to Personality Disorder (Lorna Smith Benjamin and Gretta Cushing)
  
• Introduction
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model and Case Examples
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  
• Indications and Contraindications
  
• Management of Transference Issues
  
• Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
  
• Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
  
• Cultural and Gender Issues
  
• Future Directions
  
• Chapter 3. An Object-Relations Approach to the Treatment of Personality-Disordered Marriages (Charles C. McCormack)
  
• Introduction
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model
  
• Case Example
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  
• Benefits for the Family
  
• Indications and Contraindications
  
• Management of Transference Issues
  
• Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
  
• Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
  
• Cultural and Gender Issues
  
• Future Directions
  
• PART II: SPECIFIC DISORDERS
  
• Chapter 4. Marital and Family Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (Judith K. Kreisman and Jerold J. Kreisman)
  
• Introduction
  
• The Development of the BPD Concept
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model
  
• Case Examples
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  
• Benefits for the Family
  
• Indications and Contraindications
  
• Management of Transference Issues
  
• Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
  
• Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
  
• Cultural and Gender Issues
  
• Future Directions
  
• Chapter 5. Family Therapy with a Histrionic-Obsessive Couple (Len Sperry)
  
• Introduction
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model
  
• Case Example
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  
• Benefits for the Family
  
• Indications and Contraindications
  
• Management of Transference Issues
  
• Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
  
• Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
  
• Cultural and Gender Issues
  
• Future Directions
  
• Chapter 6. Integrative Marital and Family Treatment of Dependent Personality Disorders (William C. Nichols)
  
• Introduction
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model
  
• Case Example
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  
• Benefits for the Family
  
• Indications and Contraindications
  
• Management of Transference Issues
  
• Management of Crises and Acting-Out Behavior
  
• Integration with Psychiatric Services and Role of Medication
  
• Cultural and Gender Issues
  
• Future Directions
  
• Chapter 7. Systemic Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Integrative Approach (Malcolm M. MacFarlane)
  
• Introduction
  
• Impact on the Family
  
• Setting
  
• Treatment Model
  
• Case Example
  
• Strengths and Limitations
  

About the Author

Malcolm M Macfarlane