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Title:
Handbook of personality disorders : theory, research, and treatment / edited by W. John Livesley, Roseann Larstone.
Author:
Livesley, W. John, editor.

Larstone, Roseann, editor.
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York : The Guilford Press, [2018]
Call Number:
RC554 .H36 2018
Abstract:
"This authoritative work comprehensively reviews what is known about personality disorders, including vital information to guide clinical decision making. Leading experts synthesize contemporary thinking about the classification, etiologies, and development of these complex disorders. Diagnostic issues are explored, and available assessment instruments are discussed. The Handbook provides in-depth coverage of all commonly used psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments, with particular attention to the empirical evidence for each approach. Also addressed are special treatment modalities, such as day programs and group therapy, and forensic issues"-- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781462533114
Physical Description:
xv, 712 pages ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Conceptual and Taxonomic Issues. Conceptual issues / Theoretical versus inductive approaches to contemporary personality pathology / Official classification systems / Dimensional approaches to personality disorder classification / Cultural aspects of personality disorder / Psychopathology. Identity / Attachment, mentalizing, and the self / Cognitive structures and processes in personality disorders, Taking stock of relationships among personality disorders and other forms of psychopathology / Epidemiology, course, and onset. Epidemiology of personality disorders / Understanding stability and change in the personality disorders: methodological and substantive issues underpinning interpretive challenges and the road ahead / Personality pathology and disorder in children and youth / Etiology and Development. ‡t Genetics / Neurotransmitter function in personality disorder / Emotional regulation and emotional processing / Neuropsychological perspectives / Childhood adversities and personality disorders / Developmental psychopathology / Attachment perspective on callous and unemotional characteristics across development / Diagnosis and Assessment. Empirically validated diagnostic and assessment methods / Clinical assessment / Using interpersonal reconstructive therapy to select effective interventions for comorbid treatment-resistant, personality-disordered individuals / Specific patterns. Clinical features of borderline personality disorder / Theoretical perspectives on psychopathy and antisocial Personality Disorder / Clinical aspects of antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy / Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and component personality traits / Empirically based treatments. Cognitive analytic therapy / Cognitive-behavioral therapy / Dialectical behavior therapy / Mentalization-based treatment / Schema therapy / Transference-focused psychotherapy / Systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving / Psychoeducation for patients with borderline personality disorder / Pharmacotherapy / Treatment framework for violent offenders with psychopathic traits / Integrated modular treatment
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