Recent Research in Personality Disorders, an Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

by Paris, Joel

• ISBN13: 9781416063452
• ISBN10: 1416063455
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

This issue on "Recent Research on Personality Behaviors" discusses diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, outcome and treatment for these perplexing disorders. Topics include: Diagnosis: Dimensional diagnosis for PDs, Improving categorical diagnosis of PDs, Separating traits from personality disorders. Epidemiology: The community prevalence of PDs, The clinical prevalence of PDs. Etiology: Genetics of PDs, Neurobiological and imaging studies, The neurobiology of psychopathy, Child development and PDs. Outcome: The long-term outcome of PDs, Mechanisms of recovery in PDs. Treatment: Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments, Managing suicidality, Future directions in PD research.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Diagnosis
A Dimensional Model of Personality Disorder: Proposal for DSM-V	p. 363
The Perils of Dimensionalization: Challenges in Distinguishing Negative Traits from Personality Disorders	p. 379
Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Personality Disorders	p. 395
The Frequency of Personality Disorders in Psychiatric Patients	p. 405
Etiology
Genetics of Personality Disorders	p. 421
Recent Advances in the Biological Study of Personality Disorders	p. 441
The Neurobiology of Psychopathy	p. 463
Child Development and Personality Disorder	p. 477
Outcome
Longitudinal Course and Outcome of Personality Disorders	p. 495
Reasons for Change in Borderline Personality Disorder (and Other Axis II Disorders)	p. 505
Treatment
Clinical Trials of Treatment for Personality Disorders	p. 517
Assessment and Emergency Management of Suicidality in Personality Disorders	p. 527
Future Directions
Research Trends and Directions in the Study of Personality Disorder	p. 545
Index	p. 561
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