Read all six of the articles listed below from CSU Online Library. Each article is no more than two pages in length and is written by same author, Dr. Robert T. London, psychiatrist with NYU Langone Medical Center in New York. Dr. London presents his perspective on five different personality and adolescent disorders.
1. "Approaches, perspectives on ADHD"
2. "'Borderline' label needs a new name"
3. "Treating avoidant personality disorder"
4. "Helping OCPD patients break free"
5. "Treating the dependent personality"
6. "Is decluttering a form of therapy?"
In this review, you will need to include the following items.
- Write a summary of the author's description of the personality disorders addressed in these articles. Each description should be no more than two paragraphs. Include a table to illustrate the information in the six articles.
- Discuss the theory perspectives (psychodynamic, learning, family, biological, and sociocultural) the author addresses in the articles. Include in your discussion whether the author uses multiple perspectives or does he lean toward one particular perspective.
- Explain the treatment approaches used for these disorders. Include in your discussion whether one treatment approach is used in all situations or a variety of treatments and how they were used. In this section, include whether you agree with the treatment approaches used, and what other methods could have been used.
- Cite any direct quotes or paraphrases from the article. Use the author's name, the year of publication, and the page number (for quotes) in the in-text citation. Your overall paper length should be five to seven pages and follow APA Style formatting.