Handbook of Personality Disorders Theory, Research, and Treatment

• Other Authors: Livesley, W. John (Editor), Larstone, Roseann (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, United States Guilford Publications 2018
• Edition: second edition
• Subjects: Personality Disorders > therapy; Personality Disorders > etiology
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The leading reference on personality disorders and their treatment, this authoritative work is now significantly revised with 80% new content reflecting important advances in the field. Preeminent experts provide in-depth coverage of conceptual and taxonomic issues, psychopathology, epidemiology and...

Table of Contents:

• I. Conceptual and Taxonomic Issues - 1. Conceptual Issuesy - 2. Theoretical versus Inductive Approaches to Contemporary Personality Pathology - 3. Official Classification Systems - 4. Dimensional Approaches to Personality Disorder Classification - 5. Cultural Aspects of Personality Disorder - II. Psychopathology - Introduction - 6. Identity - 7. Attachment, Mentalizing, and the Self - 8. Cognitive Structures and Processes in Personality Disorders - 9. Taking Stock of Relationships among Personality Disorders and Other Forms of Psychopathology - III. Epidemiology, Course, and Onset - Introduction - 10. Epidemiology of Personality Disorders - 11. Understanding Stability and Change in the Personality Disorders: Methodological and Substantive Issues Underpinning Interpretive Challenges and the Road Ahead - 12. Personality Pathology and Disorder in Children and Youth IV. Etiology and Development - Introduction - 13. Genetics - 14. Neurotransmitter Function in Personality Disorder - 15. Emotional Regulation and Emotional Processing - 16. Neuropsychological Perspectives - 17. Childhood Adversities and Personality Disorders, Joel Paris - 18. Developmental Psychopathologyn - 19. An Attachment Perspective on Callous and Unemotional Characteristics across Development V. Diagnosis and Assessment - Introduction - 20. Empirically Validated Diagnostic and Assessment Methods - 21. Clinical Assessment - 22. Using Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy to Select Effective Interventions for Comorbid Treatment-Resistant, Personality-Disordered Individuals VI. Specific Patterns - Introduction - 23. Clinical Features of Borderline Personality Disorder - 24. Theoretical Perspectives on Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder - 25. Clinical Aspects of Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy - 26. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Component Personality Traits - VII. Empirically Based Treatments - Introduction - 27. Cognitive Analytic Therapy - 28. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - 29. Dialectical Behavior Therapy - 30. Mentalization-Based Treatment - 31. Schema Therapy - 32. Transference-Focused Psychotherapy - 33. Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving - 34. Psychoeducation for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder - 35. Pharmacotherapy - 36. A Treatment Framework for Violent Offenders with Psychopathic Traits