Download eBook Free: https://ouo.io/e6eLd21 Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process By: Nancy McWilliams Publisher: The Guilford Press Print ISBN: 9781609184940, 1609184947 eText ISBN: 9781609184988, 160918498X Edition: 2nd Pages: 426 Copyright year: 2011 Format: EPUB Available from $ 40.00 USD SKU 9781609184988 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 Additional ISBNs 9781462543694, 9781462508952, 9781283168687, 1462543693, 1283168685
