Myers i hope yo dont mind me butting in as i am neither ASPD or have treated someone with that diagnosis - but this conversation has caught my attention and im ver yinterested in the following.....

ive read a little of Albert Ellis Rational emotive therapy - discussed it wiht my therapist (past) who gave me some tapes to listen to and a book to read - he seems to advocate saying what you feel - wouldnt this be bad for an ASPD? if there feelings were less than cordial.....

they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing - perhaps i have read a little and possibly misunderstood so some clarification on this would be good.

Quote pegasus :
I have a great fondness for transactional analysis as knowing about all parts of the personality lead to a better understanding of self. :end quote

I agree that would be helpful in any case - and if the person was actively looking for help (and Myers you can help me wiht this part ) would they then be honest wiht the therapist and this would work or would they stil feel compelled to test their wits agains t the therapist - i guess each case is different ...

if it was court ordered i can see a problem in that they may never let the Therapist know them if they do not wish to be helped.

just a few thoughts and questions......

P7