Handbook of Personality Disorders, First Edition by Roseann Larstone

Handbook of Personality Disorders, First Edition by Roseann Larstone

This major reference and text provides the authoritative account of current knowledge on personality disorders, including vital information to guide clinical decision making. Bringing together preeminent authorities in the field, the Handbook synthesizes contemporary thinking about the classification, etiologies, and development of these complex disorders. Diagnostic issues are considered in depth, and available assessment instruments are reviewed and evaluated. The work provides in-depth coverage of all commonly used psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments, with particular attention to the empirical evidence for each approach. Special topics addressed include different treatment modalities, such as day programs and group therapy, and forensic issues.

'Livesley, a major contributor to the burgeoning research in personality disorder assessment and classification, is to be congratulated on editing this comprehensive volumeLeading personality disorder investigators and theoreticians have contributed to making this book essential for any serious student of the field.' - Robert L. Spitzer, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

'Most books about personality disorders are like side dishes at a banquet. They deal with one aspect of the subject: assessment and measurement, forensic implications, psychological and psychodynamic aspects, or medico-legal complications. Even those books that have attempted a broader view have tended to concentrate on one or more of these elements at the expense of others. Handbook of Personality Disorders is different--it is a genuine main course, striking a balance between theory and practice, speculation and fact, biology and psychology, and cause and effect. Livesley has chosen his collaborators well, and together they cover all that the world yet knows about a subject that is still in its infancy but growing fast.' - Peter Tyrer, MD, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK

'This is a landmark volume. There is no other single publication that provides a comparable scope and breadth of information on the definition, course, and treatment of the personality disorders.' - John F. Clarkin, PhD, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Medical Center.

'Most books about personality disorders are like side dishes at a banquet. They deal with one aspect of the subject: assessment and measurement, forensic implications, psychological and psychodynamic aspects, or medico-legal complications. Even those books that have attempted a broader view have tended to concentrate on one or more of these elements at the expense of others. Handbook of Personality Disorders is different--it is a genuine main course, striking a balance between theory and practice, speculation and fact, biology and psychology, and cause and effect. Livesley has chosen his collaborators well, and together they cover all that the world yet knows about a subject that is still in its infancy but growing fast.' - Peter Tyrer, MD, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK

'This is a landmark volume. There is no other single publication that provides a comparable scope and breadth of information on the definition, course, and treatment of the personality disorders.' - John F. Clarkin, PhD, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, USA

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ISBN 13	9781572306295
ISBN 10	1572306297
Title	Handbook of Personality Disorders, First Edition
Author	Roseann Larstone
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	2001-07-26
Number of pages	628
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