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Dr. McWilliams
is author of
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the
Clinical Process (1994), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999),
and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's
Guide (2004), all with Guilford Press, and is Associate Editor of the
Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006), as well as numerous
articles and book chapters. |
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Hardcover: 398 pages
Publisher:
The Guilford Press (April 15, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN: 0898621992
List Price: $50.00 |
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This is the first text to come along in many
years that makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for
practice accessible to beginning practitioners. The last book of its kind,
which was published more than 20 years ago, predated the development of such
significant concepts as borderline syndromes, narcissistic pathology,
dissociative disorders, and self-defeating personality. Contemporary
students often react with bewilderment to the language of pioneering
analysts like Reich and Fenichel and, since 1980, the various volumes of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have reflected
an empirical descriptive orientation that deliberately eschews psychodynamic
assumptions. Consequently, today's therapist in training may have little
exposure to the rich clinical and theoretical history behind each disorder
mentioned in DSM; to psychoanalytic expertise with widely recognized
character patterns not mentioned in DSM, such as depressive and hypomanic
psychologies, high-functioning schizoid personalities, and hysterical
personalities; or to a comprehensive, theoretically sophisticated rationale
that links assessment to treatment. Filling the need for a text that clearly
lays out the conceptual heritage that psychoanalytic practitioners take for
granted, this important new volume explicates the major clinically important
character types and suggests how an appreciation of the patient's individual
personality structure should influence the therapist's focus and style of
intervention. Dispensing with the dense jargon that often discourages people
from learning, Nancy McWilliams writes in a lucid, personal manner that
demystifies psychodynamic theory and practice. Numerous clinical vignettes
are presented with humor, candor, and compassion, bringing abstract concepts
to life. Comprehensive in scope, this book will be valued by professionals
and students alike. Psychodynamically oriented readers will find it an
excellent introduction. |
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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher:
The Guilford Press; 1st edition (March 26, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN: 1572304626
List Price: $44.00
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What kinds of questions do experienced clinicians ask themselves when meeting a new client for the first time? What are the main issues that must be explored to gain a basic grasp of each individual's unique psychology? How can clinical expertise be taught? From the author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, the volume takes clinicians step-by-step through developing a dynamic case formulation and using this information to guide and inform treatment decisions. Synthesizing extensive clinical literature, diverse psychoanalytic viewpoints, and empirical research in psychology and psychiatry, Nancy McWilliams does more than simply bring assessment to life - she illuminates the entire psychotherapeutic process. |
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Hardcover: 353 pages
Publisher:
The Guilford Press (March 18, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 1593850093
List Price: $49.00 |
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Building on the enormous popularity of her two previous texts on diagnosis
and case formulation, this important work from Nancy McWilliams completes
the trilogy by addressing in detail the art and science of psychodynamic
treatment. McWilliams distills the essential principles of clinical
practice, including effective listening and talking; transference and
countertransference; emotional safety; and an empathic, attuned attitude
toward the patient. The author describes the values, assumptions, and
clinical and research findings that guide the psychoanalytic enterprise,
and shows how to integrate elements of other theoretical perspectives when
necessary. She also discusses the phases of treatment and covers such
neglected topics as educating the client about the therapeutic process,
handling complex challenges to boundaries, and attending to self-care.
Presenting complex clinical information in personal, nontechnical language
enriched by in-depth clinical vignettes, this is an essential
psychoanalytic work and training text for therapists. |
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Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (May 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0976775824
List Price: $45.00 (hardback); $35 (paperback) |
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This manual is based on current neuroscience and treatment outcome studies
that demonstrate the importance of focusing on the full range and depth of
emotional and social functioning. Beginning with a classification of the
spectrum of personality patterns and disorders found in individuals and then
describing a profile of mental functioning that permits a clinician to look
in detail at each of the patient's capacities, the entries include a
description of the patient's symptoms with a focus on the patient's internal
experiences as well as surface behaviors. Intended to expand on the DSM
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and ICD
(International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health
Problems) efforts in cataloging the symptoms and behaviors of mental health
patients, this manual opens the door to a fuller understanding of the
functioning of the mind, brain, and their development.
The Alliance of Psychodynamic Organizations is a collaboration of the major
psychoanalytic organizations including the American Psychoanalytic
Association, International Psychoanalytical Association, the Division of
Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association, American Academy
of Psychoanalysis, and National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in
Clinical Social Work. |
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