Cognative Therapy Of Personality Disorders Essay

Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders

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Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
SECOND EDITION

Aaron T. Beck Arthur Freeman Denise D. Davis and Associates

THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beck, Aaron T. Cognitive therapy of personality disorders / Aaron T. Beck, Arthur Freeman, Denise D. Davis & associates.—2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57230-856-7 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1. Personality disorders—Treatment. 2. Cognitive therapy. I. Freeman, Arthur M. II. Davis, Denise D. III. Title. RC554.B43 2004 616.85′ 8—dc22 2003017118

About the Authors

Aaron T. Beck, MD, is University Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy. He has authored more than 450 publications and has received numerous honors from professional and scientific organizations. Dr. Beck has worked extensively with personality disorders and has been an investigator on two studies using cognitive therapy with borderline personality disorder. Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP, ACT, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been the president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy. He is a Distinguished Founding Fellow of the...