Major advances have been made in the theoretical constructs, classification, and treatment of personality disorders. Nevertheless, these disorders remain very challenging to treat and frustrating to many health care providers. Although we have witnessed a paradigmatic shift in the field of personolo
Group treatment of personality disorders: The power of the group in the intensive treatment of personality disorders
โ Scribed by William E. Piper; John S. Rosie
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1077-2413
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