Personality disorder and community mental health teams : a practitioner's guide / edited by Mark J. Sampson and Remy A. McCubbin, Peter Tyrer.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley, c2006.Description: xiii, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780470011713 (hbk.) :
- 0470011718 (hbk.) :
- 616.858 SAM
- RC554 .P457 2006
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Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1: Theoretical Background:- 1. Personality disorder: New Initiatives in Staff Training--2. What is Personality Disorder?--3. The causes of Personality Disorder--4. Psychological theories regarding the development of personality disorder--5. Psychological therapies for personality disorder--6. Therapeutic communities and day services for people with Personality disorders--7. Pharmacotherapy and personality disorders-- SECTION 2: Treatment and Management in Community Mental Health Teams:- 8. People\'s experiences of having a diagnosis of personality disorder--9. An introduction to community mental health teams (CMHTs): How do they relate to patients with personality disorders?-- 10. When can contact with the community mental health team (CMHT) be considered \' Treatment\'?--11. The challenges community mental health teams face in their work with patients with personality disorders--12. The treatment frame and the treatment alliance--13. The management of potentially lethal self-harming behaviour--14. Community mental health teams and the Assessment of personality functioning--15. Involving family, friends and carers--16. Personality disorder in other healthcare settings--17. Clinical supervision.
Helping mental health practitioners become more confident in working with people who have personality disorders, this work explores models, evidence-based practice, and draws together common themes that can be incorporated into everyday practice.