The Riggs Difference: Where Understanding Leads to Recovery
Steven Ackerman, PhD, MBA, ABPP; Evan Good, PhD; Katie Lewis, PhD; Seth Pitman, PhD, ABPP; and John Rucker, PsyD, present at the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) International Congress.
As part of the symposium Targets and Timescales of Change in the Psychodynamic Treatment of Personality Disorders (chaired by Katie Lewis, PhD; and Matthew Baity, PhD):
- Steven Ackerman, PhD, MBA, ABPP, presents "The Impact of Psychoanalytic Residential Treatment on Individual Change"
- Evan Good, PhD, presents "Assessing Changes in Social Cognition as an Outcome of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy"
- Katie Lewis, PhD, presents "Psychic Pain as a Person-Centered Target of Therapeutic Change for Individuals Diagnosed with Personality Disorders"
- Seth Pitman, PhD, presents "Digital Depth: Engagement and Alliance in a Virtual IOP for Young Adults with Personality Disorders"
As part of the symposium Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Pathological Narcissism:
- John Rucker, PsyD, presents "Using the Sentence Completion Method to Advance Assessment of Pathological Narcissism"
As part of the Clinical Reports and Research session:
- John Rucker, PsyD, presents "The Eye of a Tornado: Two Case Studies of Emptiness Amidst Personality Pathology"