Chapter
Couples therapy with a paranoid personality-disordered client
Abstract
Paranoid personality disorder falls within the odd-eccentric cluster of personality disorders as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994), and the diagnosis has appeared in each version of the DSM (Fulton and Winokur, 1993). These individuals are characterized by being socially isolated and feeling alienated from others. In this respect, individuals …
Authors
Links PS; Stockwell M
Book title
Family Treatment of Personality Disorders Advances in Clinical Practice
Pagination
pp. 361-380
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
DOI
10.4324/9781315808871-23