Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV^TM and Beyond, 2nd Edition

by Theodore Millon

• ISBN13: 9780471011866
• ISBN10: 047101186X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book, which clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses, has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the recent change in the DSM-IV. Using the classification scheme he pioneered, Dr. Millon guides the clinicians through the intricate maze of personality disorders, with special attention on changes in their conceptualization over the last decade.

Author Biography

THEODORE MILLON is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. Recognized as the leading authority on personality disorders, Dr. Millon is the author of many influential publications, including Toward a New Personology: An Evolutionary Model and Personality and its Disorders: A Biosocial Learning Approach (with G.S. Everly), both published by Wiley; as well as Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II Manual and Theories of Personality and Psychopathology. ROGER D. DAVIS is a University Fellow in Psychology and doctoral candidate at the University of Miami.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

CONCEPTUAL AND CLINICAL FOUNDATIONS.

Personality Disorders: Issues, Principles, and Classification.

Personality Development: Origins, Sequences, and Outcomes.

Personality Therapy: Planning, Modalities, and Integration.

PLEASURE-DEFICIENT PERSONALITIES.

Avoidant Personality Disorders: The Withdrawn Pattern.

INTERPERSONALLY-IMBALANCED PERSONALITIES.

Histrionic Personality Disorders: The Gregarious Pattern.

Narcissistic Personality Disorders: The Egotistic Pattern.

INTRAPSYCHICALLY-CONFLICTED PERSONALITIES.

Sadistic Personality Disorders: The Abusive Pattern.

Masochistic Personality Disorders: The Aggrieved Pattern.

STRUCTURALLY-DEFECTIVE PERSONALITIES.

Borderline Personality Disorders: The Unstable Pattern.

Decompensated Personality Disorders: The Terminal Pattern.

References.

Indexes.