Summary This groundbreaking work presents a unifying theory of personality disorders with vital implications for clinical practice. Lorna Smith Benjamin presents the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB), a dimensional model elucidating the interpersonal and intrapsychic patterns that give rise to and reinforce symptomatic behaviors. The interpersonal dimensions of each DSM-IV personality disorder are discussed in depth and innovative procedures for assessment and diagnosis described. Benjamin's widely studied interpersonal approach helps the clinician resolve the problem of overlap among diagnostic categories, predicts problems that are likely to occur in the therapeutic relationship, and provides recommendations for effective treatment. Richly illustrated with clinical examples, the book is solidly grounded in empirical research. The paperback edition features a new preface by the author. Table of Contents I. Basic Concepts
1. Introduction and Overview
2. History and Assumptions of the Approach
3. The Harmonics of Therapy
4. The Interviewing and Treatment Methods
II. Dsm Cluster B, Tte Dramatic, Erratic Group
5. Borderline Personality Disorder
6. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
7. Histrionic Personality Disorder
8. Antisocial Personality Disorder
III. Dsm Cluster C, the Anxious, Fearful Group
9. Dependent Personality Disorder
10. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
11. Passive Agressive Personality Disorder (Negativistic Personality Disorder): Personality Disorder NOS
12. Avoidant Personality Disorder
IV. Dsm Cluster A, the Odd, Eccentric Group
13. Paranoid Personality Disorder
14. Schizoid and Schizotypal Personality Disorders
V. Divergences
15. Category Overlap, Residual Categories, and Other Issues
· Appendix: Summary of Diagnostic and Differential Indicators
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