Personality disorders and older adults : diagnosis, assessment, and treatment /
Segal, Daniel L.
Coolidge, Frederick L.(Frederick Lawrence),1948-
Rosowsky, Erlene.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and indexes.
Introduction to personality disorders and aging -- The odd and eccentric (Cluster A) personality disorders and aging -- The dramatic, emotional, and erratic (Cluster B) personality disorders and aging -- The fearful or anxious (Cluster C) personality disorders and aging -- Other personality disorders and aging: sadistic, self-defeating, depressive, passive-aggressive, and inadequate -- Epidemiology and comorbidity -- Theories of personality disorders: cognitive, psychoanalytic, and interpersonal -- Theories of personality disorders: evolutionary and neurobiological -- Assessment -- Treatment: general issues and models -- The "goodness of fit" model and its implications for treatment.
Personality disorders in old age.