Emphasizing diagnosis, causality, and holistic treatment, this is the only book offering a full discussion of Avoidant Personality Disorder for therapists and sufferers.Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and patients and other sufferers are at a loss as to what is wrong and how to go about correcting it.The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder is the only book available to guide both patients and those trying to help them. This thorough and much-needed volume explores the development of AvPD and presents a holistic view of its causes from the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal perspectives. It offers an extensive section on diagnostic criteria that will be useful to sufferers and therapists, and it discusses the various therapies for AvPD. Finally, and perhaps most critically, the book provides a section intended as a guide for psychiatrists—and a self-help guide for sufferers—including a day-by-day, one-step-at-a-time, monthly guide on how to overcome AvPD.

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Kantor, Martin

Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated

Libraries Unlimited, Incorporated

Praeger Publishers

ABC-CLIO, LLC

United States, United States of America

Santa Barbara, Calif, California, 2010

62109th, PS, 2010

Westport, 2010

Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and patients and other sufferers are at a loss as to what is wrong and how to go about correcting it.
The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder is the only book available to guide both patients and those trying to help them. This thorough and much-needed volume explores the development of AvPD and presents a holistic view of its causes from the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal perspectives. It offers an extensive section on diagnostic criteria that will be useful to sufferers and therapists, and it discusses the various therapies for AvPD. Finally, and perhaps most critically, the book provides a section intended as a guide for psychiatrists—and a self-help guide for sufferers—including a day-by-day, one-step-at-a-time, monthly guide on how to overcome AvPD.
Book Description Despite the prevalence of Avoidant Personality Disorder, there are few therapists who specialize in treating it and few therapy groups composed mainly or only of its sufferers. Most experts incorrectly lump AvPD with social phobia, creating diagnostic confusion and leading to inadequate and often misguided therapy.

Contents 8
Preface 10
PART ONE: DESCRIPTION AND CAUSATION 14
Chapter 1 Classic or Type I Avoidant Personality Disorder 16
Chapter 2 Counterphobic Avoidants 42
Chapter 3 Healthy and Normal versus Pathological Avoidance 50
Chapter 4 Sexual Avoidance 58
Chapter 5 Course 70
Chapter 6 Differential Diagnosis 74
Chapter 7 Comorbidity 84
Chapter 8 Cognitive-Behavioral Aspects 106
Chapter 9 Development 112
PART TWO: THERAPY 122
Chapter 10 An Overview of Avoidance Reduction 124
Chapter 11 Psychodynamically Oriented Psychotherapy 136
Chapter 12 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 146
Chapter 13 Interpersonal Therapy 156
Chapter 14 Supportive Therapy 160
Chapter 15 Other Forms of Therapy 172
Chapter 16 The Ideal Therapist 176
Chapter 17 Helping Avoidants Overcome Their Fear of Criticism 184
Chapter 18 Helping Avoidants Overcome Their Low Self-Esteem 192
Chapter 19 Treating Sexual Avoidance: An Overview 198
PART THREE: SELF-HELP 206
Chapter 20 Overcoming Shyness and Withdrawal 208
Notes 228
Index 236
A 236
B 236
C 237
D 238
E 238
F 239
G 239
H 239
I 239
J 240
K 240
L 240
M 240
N 240
O 240
P 240
Q 241
R 241
S 241
T 242
U 242
V 242
W 242
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<p>Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and patients and other sufferers are at a loss as to what is wrong and how to go about correcting it.</p>
<p><i>The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder</i> is the only book available to guide both patients and those trying to help them. This thorough and much-needed volume explores the development of AvPD and presents a holistic view of its causes from the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal perspectives. It offers an extensive section on diagnostic criteria that will be useful to sufferers and therapists, and it discusses the various therapies for AvPD. Finally, and perhaps most critically, the book provides a section intended as a guide for psychiatrists—and a self-help guide for sufferers—including a day-by-day, one-step-at-a-time, monthly guide on how to overcome AvPD.</p>

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognised or, if recognised, is misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic, Therapists are left mystified about how to diagnose and treat it, and sufferers are at a loss as to what is wrong and how to go about correcting it. "The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder" is the only book available to guide both patients and those trying to help them. This thorough and much - needed volume explores the development of AvPD and presents a holistic view of its causes from the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioural and interpersonal perspectives. It offers an extensive section on diagnosis criteria that will be useful to sufferers and therapists, and it discusses the various therapies for AvPD. Finally, and perhaps most critically, the book provides a section intended as a guide for psychiatrists - and a self-help guide for sufferers - including a day-by-day programme, and a guide on how to overcome AvPD

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is an extremely widespread, devastating disorder that generally goes unrecognized or, if recognized, is misrepresented by what little scientific literature there is on the topic. This title guides both patients and those trying to help them

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