Introduction -- A framework for understanding normal and disordered personality -- The origins of personality disorder -- The process of change -- Assessment -- Treatment planning and the treatment contract -- General therapeutic strategies -- Safety and containment: treating symptoms and crises -- Regulation and control: treating affects and impulses -- Regulation and control: treating trauma and dissociative behavior -- Exploration and change: treating self and interpersonal problems -- Exploration and change: treating maladaptive traits -- Integration and synthesis: treating core pathology -- Implementation and concluding comments.