Case Formulation for Personality Disorders

Ueli Kramer, PhD, is Professor for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, psychotherapy researcher and clinical psychotherapist according to Federal Law, Director of the Institute of Psychotherapy, at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He holds an adjunct appointment at the Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Canada. His research focuses on process and outcome in psychotherapy, in particular the mechanisms of change in treatments of personality disorders, and case formulation in personality disorders. Dr. Kramer has published over 180 scientific contributions, and ten books. He is a broadly trained clinician, author and editor, working from an integrative psychotherapy perspective. Dr. Kramer is Past President of the European Society for Psychotherapy Research (EU-SPR) and current President of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD). Dr. Kramer's research has been supported by a number of grants, and has been recognized by the Inger Salling Foundation, the Society for Psychotherapy Research, the Hamburg GePS Society for Personality Disorders, the AEMD Marina Picasso Foundation and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

"The effective treatment of personality pathology necessitates a thoughtful case conceptualization. Dr. Kramer has brought together an outstanding group of clinicians to demonstrate this essential task by providing real-life examples of how to operationalize this complex process in practice. Not only will this volume be of immediate practical use to clinicians, but it will also stimulate important cross-talk between different theoretical orientations thereby stimulating research. " --Carla Sharp, University of Houston

"The contents of this outstanding volume lie at the crossroads of some of the most important trends in psychotherapy research and practice today. These include case formulation and its impact on the treatment of personality disorders; the curative elements of the therapeutic relationship with such clients; and rigorous, individualized case study. I recommend enthusiastically this very well crafted and superbly edited compendium to clinicians and researchers of all theoretical stripes." --Stanley B. Messer, Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University

"Case formulation is crucial for effective treatment of personality disorder that is gaining significance with the emergence of trans-diagnostic and transtheoretical treatment models. This valuable compendium of how case formulation is approached from diverse perspectives contains all the ingredients clinicians need to construct an approach that will enhance their practice while also meeting their style and conceptual orientation."--John Livesley, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia