title: Integrative relational therapy of complex clinical syndromes: ending the multigenerational transmission process.
abstract: The treatment of complex clinical syndromes poses a special challenge to the mental health clinician because of the interactions between the comorbid personality disorders and the clinical syndromes. Advancements in relational diagnosis and in the classification of dysfunctional personologic systems can orient and guide the clinician in making the most of sequential and multiple treatment modalities, and in intervening at systemic fulcrum points. Integrative Relational Therapy offers a model of treatment based on a biopsychosocial framework and systemic principles. In this article, a case example of a Narcissistic Dysfunctional Personologic System is presented and the treatment approach elaborated.
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Center for Short-Term Dynamic Therapy, Glastonbury Medical Arts Center, 06033, USA. MagnaPsych@aol.com
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Magnavita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*