Personality disorders
Subtitle: toward the DSM-V
By: [edited by] William O'Donohue, Katherine A. Fowler, Scott O. Lilienfeld
Contributors: O'Donohue, William T; Fowler, Katherine A; Lilienfeld, Scott O., 1960-
Publisher: SAGE Publications; Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781412904223
Subjects: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; Personality disorders; Psychotherapy
Description: This work offers an evaluation of competing theoretical perspectives and nosological systems for personality disorders. The editors have brought together recognized authorities in the field to offer a synthesis of competing perspectives that provide readers with an assessment for each disorder. The result is a comprehensive, current, and critical summary of research and practice guidelines related to the personality disorders. Key Features focuses on controversies and alternative conceptualizations; separate chapters are dedicated to each personality disorder and considered from various points of view. It presents authoritative perspectives; leading scholars and researchers in the field provide a critical evaluation of alternative perspectives on each personality disorder. And it frames the current state of personality disorder research and practice issues; cutting edge and streamlined research is presented to be used in courses on diagnosis, assessment, psychopathology and abnormal psychology, especially those that include the DSM IV. It also offers an integrative understanding of elusive personality categorizations; wherever possible, case examples are offered as illustrations of each disorders clinical presentation. The use of technical terms are minimized; each contributor takes the approach of a user friendly summary and integration of major trends, findings, and future directions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: personality disorders in perspective / Katherine A. Fowler, William O'Donohue, Scott O. Lilienfeld; title: Alternatives to DSM-IV: Axis II / Thomas A. Widiger; title: Paranoid personality disorder / David P. Bernstein, J. David Useda; title: Schizoid personality disorder / Vijay A. Mittal ... [et al.]; title: Schizotypal personality disorder / Annie M. Bollini, Elaine F. Walker; title: Antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy / Christopher J. Patrick; title: Borderline personality disorder / Rebekah Bradley, Carolyn Zittel Conklin, Drew Westen; title: Histrionic personality disorder / Pavel S. Blagov, Katherine A. Fowler, Scott O. Lilienfeld; title: Narcissistic personality disorder / Kenneth N. Levy ... [et al.]; title: Avoidant personality disorder / James D. Herbert; title: Dependent personality disorder / Robert F. Bornstein; title: Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder / Jennifer Bartz, Alicia Kaplan, Eric Hollander; title: Passive-aggressive, depressive, and sadistic personality disorders / Leslie C. Morey, Christopher J. Hopwood, Daniel N. Klein