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Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this landmark work brings together in one volume the most important current perspectives on personality pathology. Chapters from leading experts have been extensively rewritten to reflect a decade's worth of significant theoretical, empirical, and clinical developments, and two entirely new chapters have been added. Coverage encompasses psychodynamic, interpersonal, attachment, ecological, psychometric, and neurobiological models, all presented in a consistent format to facilitate ready reference and comparison. The volume also explores similarities and differences among the various theories, identifies potential avenues of integration, and discusses key implications for research and clinical care.

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Author:   Mark F. Lenzenweger (The State University of New York at Binghamton, United States) ,  John F. Clarkin (Weill Cornell Medical College; New York Presbyterian Hospital, United States) ,  Richard A. Depue ,  Lorna Smith Benjamin
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9781593851088

ISBN 10:   1593851081
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   23 December 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents 1. The Personality Disorders: History, Classification, and Research Issues, Mark F. Lenzenweger and John F. Clarkin 2. A Cognitive Theory of Personality Disorders, James L. Pretzer and Aaron T. Beck 3. A Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality Disorders, Otto F. Kernberg and Eve Caligor 4. Interpersonal Theory of Personality Disorders: The Structural Analysis of Social Behavior and Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy, Lorna Smith Benjamin 5. An Attachment Model of Personality Disorders, Björn Meyer and Paul A. Pilkonis 6. A Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory of Personality Disorders, Aaron L. Pincus 7. Personology: A Theory Based on Evolutionary Concepts, Theodore Millon and Seth D. Grossman 8. A Neurobehavioral Dimensional Model of Personality Disturbance, Richard A. Depue and Mark F. Lenzenweger

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Tightly packed with information about the leading theories of personality disorder....Researchers in the study of personality disorders and therapists of all descriptions will find this edition a useful and substantiaI resource for the informed understanding of the complexities of personality function and dysfunction, as well as a comprehensive reference source. -- Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic Bursting with relevant information, including the basic underpinning principles of each approach, the theoretical evidence base, the weaknesses, and future directions that warrant further investigation. Information regarding assessment and treatment, and in some cases formulation, provide comprehensive stand-alone chapters....This book would be beneficial for anyone working in the field of adult mental health or in forensic services, or for anyone in the academic or research arena. -- The Psychologist This is an impressive group of researchers, and the depth of the thinking and analysis of the current problems in theory and technique make this an important contribution to the literature. Importantly, the authors address the primary problem today in personality disorder research: how to develop a coherent and comprehensive theory of causation and treatment of personality disorders....This book articulates the key issues and questions we need to answer. It outlines the essential elements which any comprehensive multidimensional theory of personality disorders must now include. -- Psychiatry <p> The volume will appeal to a wide audience. Newcomers to the field will benefit from comprehensive introductions to major theoretical approaches to etiology, classification and treatment ofpersonality disorder. Established researchers will find discussions of current research, framed in theoretical context. Clinicians will value the practical implications of each of the major theoretical models....The eight chapters provide a theoretically sophisticated and empirically informed grand tour of Personality Disorder. Researchers and practitioners alike will find their current thinking challenged in an intellectually stimulating way by the diverse theoretical formulations and empirical support offered by the authors. The book would also provide an outstanding backdrop for a graduate course on Personality Disorder that aims to integrate the science of personality disorder with assessment and treatment. -- Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Author Information

Mark F. Lenzenweger, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Science, Cognitive Psychology, and Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton and Adjunct Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City. He also directs the Laboratory of Experimental Psychopathology at SUNY/n-/Binghamton, where he conducts research and teaches on personality disorders, schizophrenia, schizotypy, and statistical methods. John F. Clarkin, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of Psychology and Co-Director of the Personality Disorders Institute at New York/n-/Presbyterian Hospital. His academic writing and research have focused on the phenomenology of the personality disorders and the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder.

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