Main description:

This comprehensive evidence-based book provides a broad and in-depth coverage of personality disorders across a variety of patient groups and treatment settings. Emmelkamp and Kamphuis bring together research examining psychological and biological variables that may play a role in the development of personality disorders. This book explores: descriptions of personality disorders; diagnosis and assessment; epidemiology and course; aetiology; and, treatment strategies. Illustrated throughout with clinical vignettes, as well as scholarly reviews, "Personality Disorders" offers excellent coverage on all aspects of personality disorder, and will be extremely informative for students and practitioners alike.

Contents:

Description of Personality Disorder. Diagnosis and Assessment. Epidemiology and Course. Biological and Psychological Theories. The Anxious/Inhibited Personality Disorders. Borderline Personality Disorder. Dramatic/Erratic Personality Disorders. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy. Schizotypal, Schizoid and Paranoid Personality Disorders.