Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders

Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Counseling at Florida Atlantic University and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board certified in both psychiatry and clinical psychology, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and has published more than 350 articles and chapters and some 50 professional books.

• Freeman,Foreword. Part I: Cognitive Behavior Therapy of the Personality Disorders. Cognitive Behavior Therapy of the Personality Disorders: Basic Considerations. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Interventions with Personality Disorders: I. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Interventions with Personality Disorders: II. Part II: CBT Strategies with Specific Personality Disorders. Avoidant Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder. Dependent Personality Disorder. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Histrionic Personality Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. References. Index.

"...some of the best descriptions and clearest CBT treatment conceptualizations available anywhere." - from the foreword by Arthur Freeman"Len Sperry is clearly a master of personality assessment and the third-generation of cognitive behavior therapy. With clarity and insight, he describes effective ways to treat both the temperament and the character of people. Sperry is really the first to synthesize such a range of techniques in a balanced way, rather than as an advocate of a particular method. His flexible and integrative approach will be of great value to everyone who treats people with personality disorders." - C. Robert Cloninger, M.D., author of Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being