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Avoiding Relationship Traps

Patients with personality disorders are often seen as difficult, hard to treat, and have a reputation for disrupting psychiatric teams and hospital wards. Rainer Sachse and Meike Sachse demonstrate how to develop understanding and access for individuals facing these challenges. For them, personality disorders fundamentally represent relationship disorders.

Using the model of double action regulation developed by Rainer Sachse, it becomes clear how unfavorable relationship patterns emerge and what problems arise for the patients and their social environment. Numerous examples illustrate common relationship traps that practitioners can "fall into." Chapters addressing specific issues related to teamwork and working with relatives complete the book, making it a must-read for anyone working in the psychosocial field.

The new edition has not only been revised but also provides access to two videos in which Rainer Sachse analyzes the therapeutic options presented by the behavior of a client—played by Meike Sachse. This allows viewers to observe how resistance can become a pathway to engaging with difficult clients.