Keynote Speaker
OTTO KERNBERG, MD
DIRECTOR
PERSONALITY DISORDERS INSTITUTE
THE NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, WESTCHESTER DIVISION
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Topic
TRANSFERENCE-FOCUSED PSYCHOTHERAPY: AN UPDATE
This presentation will summarize a specific psychotherapeutic psychotherapy for patients with severe personality disorders, its theory and technique and empirical reserach validating its effectiveness. The presentation will include clinical findings regarding indications, contraindications and prognosis.