The Disordered Couple [Hardcover]

Jon Carlson (Author), Len Sperry (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0876308159 | ISBN-13: 978-0876308158 | Publication Date: September 1, 1997 | Edition: 1

Experienced researchers and clinicians from a wide variety of theoretical background have come together to give a comprehensive analysis of couples diagnosed with major psychopathology, personality disorders, and social challenges. Bipolar disorder, panic disorder, psychosis, sexual disfunction, physical illness, narcissisistic/borderline diagnoses --these are among the common problems addressed in this text as the contributors tackle the complex task of assessment, offering definitions, interpretations, interventions and instructive case material along the way.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 342 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876308159
• ISBN-13: 978-0876308158
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, ABPP is Distinguished Professor, Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and a psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He holds earned doctorates in both counseling and clinical psychology. Jon has served as editor of several periodicals including the Journal of Individual Psychology and The Family Journal. He holds Diplomates in both Family Psychology and Adlerian Psychology. He has authored 150 journal articles and 45 books including Time for a Better Marriage, Adlerian Therapy, The Mummy at the Dining Room Table, Bad Therapy, The Client Who Changed Me, Moved by the Spirit, and Creative Breakthroughs. He has created over 250 professional trade video and DVD's with leading professional therapists and educators. In 2004 the American Counseling Association named him a "Living Legend." Recently he syndicated an advice cartoon On The Edge with cartoonist Joe Martin. The cartoon is available in print as well as animated format (www.mrboffo.com) and appears in 350 markets around the world.