
Personality Disorder
From Evidence to Understanding
Cambridge University Press
Published on 24. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-108-94837-1 (ISBN)
Description
Personality disorder affects more than 10% of the population but is widely ignored by health professionals as it is viewed as a term of stigma. The new classification of personality disorder in the ICD-11 shows that we are all on a spectrum of personality disturbance and that this can change over time. This important new book explains why all health professionals need to be aware of personality disorders in their clinical practice. Abnormal personality, at all levels of severity, should be taken into account when choosing treatment, when predicting outcomes, when anticipating relapse, and when explaining diagnosis. Authored by leading experts in this field, this book explains how the new classification of personality disorders in the ICD-11 helps to select treatment programmes, plan long-term management and avoid adverse consequences in the treatment of this patient group.
Reviews / Votes
'... a helpful guide to understand and approach clients with personality disorders.' Matthew Koster, Doody's ReviewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-94837-1 (9781108948371)
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02/2022
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Persons
Peter Tyrer is Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry, Imperial College, London and Consultant in Transformation Psychiatry, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is a Fellow and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal College in 2015.
Content
Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. History of Personality and Its Disorders; 2. Assessment of Personality: From Normal to Disorder; 3. Personality Difficulty; 4. Borderline Personality Disorder: A Condition That Appeared Without Trace; 5. Cultural Perspectives: Epidemiology of Personality Disorders; 6. Personality and Health; 7. Personality Disorders and Comorbidity with Other Mental Illness; 8. Treatment and Outcome of Personality Disorder; 9. Moderating the Stigma of Personality Disorder; 10: What Needs To Be Done Now; Appendices.