Formulation and therapy

• The Case of Gary II: Things become more complex. by Jim Pretzer, 9/11/97
  
  

Jim: two questions: (1) in retrospect, how could you have detected these issues in your preliminary formulation sessions? (2) "Paranoid Personality disorder"; is this really a useful way of conceptualising this person's problems? Does Gary share your opinion that he has a paranoid personality disorder? If so, is that likely to be helpful to him and to you?

• Those are good questions by Jim Pretzer, 9/17/97