This acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a
key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy
McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its
implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels
of experience. She explains major character types and demonstrates
specific ways that understanding the patient's individual
personality structure can influence the therapist's focus and style
of intervention. Guidelines are provided for developing a
systematic yet flexible diagnostic formulation and using it to
inform treatment. Highly readable, the book features a wealth of
illustrative clinical examples. New to This Edition *Reflects the
ongoing development of the author's approach over nearly two
decades. *Incorporates important advances in attachment theory,
neuroscience, and the study of trauma. *Coverage of the
contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis.
Winner--Canadian Psychological Association's Goethe Award for
Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship
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