People with disordered personalities are much more likely than most to practice substance abuse, attempt suicide, and suffer from major anxiety and depressive disorders. They are also more difficult to treat for mental disorders, and their chances of relapse are greater. Clearly then, it is essential that mental health professionals be able to identify and cope with personality disorders in their patients. Unfortunately, the task of accurately assessing disordered personalities based solely on nebulous, polythetic categories such as those provided in the DSM^TM is akin to that of...

A companion to the author's successful "Art Psychotherapy" that explores the rationales, methods and objectives of art therapy and extends the coverage into more advanced topics: materials to use, detailed consideration of the underlying principles, structuring the art therapy experience, the stages of art therapy and a variety of techniques. Devotes a chapter to applications with different patient populations, and also looks at social and political issues surrounding the use of art therapy as a therapeutic technique. Includes extensive photos of patient artwork and a diagnostic quiz.

This study develops a new theory of personality, its development and psychopathology, rooted in evolutionary biology.

This edition has been revised to include updated knowledge on the effect of separation and divorce on young children. It examines different types of therapeutic intervention, arguing that proper intervention should begin at the point of the divorce itself.

The volume has been designed to provide a comprehensive history and critical account of sleep mentation research since the introduction of electrographic techniques. Written by leading experts, the book not only examines the activity of the mind during sleep but also scrutinizes methodological issues of key importance to the field. It looks at the relationships between physiological and mental events as brought to light by electrographic and other controlled studies of sleep mentation.

Praise for Personality-Guided Therapy

"A comprehensive, innovative approach to the treatment of syndromal and personality disorders. This volume is a 'must read' for students as well as mental health professionals."--Aaron T. Beck, MD, University Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

" Millon] masterfully integrates disparate systems of psychotherapy, as well as personality theory and clinical practice, in reminding us that psychotherapy is not, and never will be, a disembodied treatment of simple disorders, but rather textured...

The purpose of this volume is to interpret and integrate the emerging literature on the significance, development and impact of the working alliance approach in therapy and counselling.

Control Therapy An Integrated Approach to Psychotherapy, Health, and Healing

Nothing is as basic to human dignity and emotional well-being as a sense of control over one's life. Little is as baneful to the integrity of the individual psyche, the quality of interpersonal relationships, or the fabric of a free society as the sense of loss of control--except, perhaps, an irrational and unceasing fear of losing it. From cradle to grave, fundamental control issues shape our personalities, determine how we interact with one another, inform virtually all our important choices, and even provide...

After nearly a century of practice, there is still no consensus among researchers and clinicians as to the definitions of such basic group therapy concepts as "structure", "development", and "self-help". Ironically this is due, in part, to the ubiquity of group practice across a wide range of therapeutic disciplines and schools of thought. Because of this, most reviews of group therapy tend to be intensely specific, the research they report reflecting only a very narrow slice of the vast knowledge base that has developed over the past century. A book whose time has come at last, Handbook of...

Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents provides practical, authoritative guidance in the Rorschach assessment of personality functioning in young people and in the identification of psychological disorders and developmental difficulties. Supported by conceptual formulations and research evidence, this text helps clinical and counseling psychologists deepen their understanding of the Rorschach and sharpen their skill in administering it. The Second Edition includes new material on the issue of projection, revised normative data on young people age 5 to 16, and a demonstration...