Personality Disorders

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Description of personality disorders
	Clinical features and relevant aspects
	DSM-5 classification
	Phenomenology of the personality disorders
	ICD-11
	DSM-5: research agenda
	Future directions
	Commentary
	Summary
2. Diagnosis and assessment
	Validity of the concept of personality disorder
	The DSM-5personality disorders
	Assessment instruments and construct validity
	Personality disorder assessment instruments
	Issues pertinent to the clinical assessment of personality disorders
	Summary
3. Epidemiology and course
	Prevalence of personality disorders
	Course
	Impairment
	Cross-cultural aspects
	Effects of gender
	Co-occurrence with other disorders
	Summary
4. Risk factors for personality disorders
	Genetic contribution
	Cloninger’s Biosocial Theory of Personality
	Neurobiology
	Child abuse and maltreatment
	Attachment
	Summary
5. The anxious/inhibited personality disorders
	Is Cluster Ca clinical entity?
	Basic beliefs and compensatory strategies
	Interpersonal violence
	Dependent personality disorder
	Avoidant personality disorder
	Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
	Summary
6. Borderline personality disorder
	General description of borderline personality disorder
	Construct validity of borderline personality disorder
	Trauma, dysfunctional family, and parental rearing styles
	Diathesis-stress models
	Summary
7. The narcissistic and histrionic personality disorders
	Narcissistic personality disorder
	Histrionic personality disorder
	Cluster Band interpersonal violence
	Summary
8. Antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy
	Aggressive behaviour
	Antisocial personality disorder versus psychopathy
	Precursors of antisocial personality disorder
	Interpersonal violence
	Summary
9. Schizotypal, schizoid, and paranoid personality disorder
	Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
	Schizotypal personality disorder
	Schizoid personality disorder
	Paranoid personality disorder
	Summary
10. Treatment of personality disorders
	Evidence-based treatment for Cluster Cpersonality disorders
	Psychotherapy for borderline PD
	Treatment outcome in adults with borderline PD
	Therapeutic interventions in adolescents with borderline PD traits
	Pharmacotherapy in borderline PD
	Treatment issues for histrionic PD and narcissistic PD
	Treatment for antisocial personality disorder
	Treatment of Cluster Apersonality disorders
	Inpatient treatment versus outpatient treatment
	Summary
References
Author index
Subject index