Handbook of Personality Disorders Theory, Research, and Treatment

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 longitudinal course, etiology and development, and specific diagnoses. Diagnostic issues are explored and available assessment instruments discussed. All available evidence-based treatments are reviewed in consistently organized chapters that cover theoretical and empirical foundations as well as clinical strategies, facilitating comparison of the various approaches.

New to This Edition
*Incorporates more than 15 years of major research advances; includes 21 chapters on new topics.
*Critically examines DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
*Chapters on additional treatments--mentalization-based treatment, schema-focused therapy, transference-based psychotherapy, and systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving.
*Chapters on dimensional models, longitudinal studies, and personality pathology in children and adolescents.
*Chapters on specific diagnoses: antisocial/psychopathic, borderline, and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.
*Integrative section introductions by the editors.

See also Integrated Treatment for Personality Disorder, edited by W. John Livesley, Giancarlo Dimaggio, and John F. Clarkin, which weaves multiple well-established intervention strategies into a systematic modular approach.

Will W. John Livesley, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His research focuses on the structure, classification, and origins of personality disorder, and on constructing an integrated framework for describing and conceptualizing personality pathology. His clinical interests are directed toward developing a unified approach to treatment. Dr. Livesley is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is coeditor of the Journal of Personality Disorders.
 
Roseann Larstone, PhD, is Research Associate in the Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. She holds an affiliate appointment in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Her research has focused on personality and psychopathology, social–emotional development, and adolescent mental health. Dr. Larstone is currently involved in community-based research and program evaluation in the area of health promotion for mental health service recipients. She is a past assistant editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders.
 

I. Conceptual and Taxonomic Issues
Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone
1. Conceptual and Taxonomic Issues, W. John Livesley
2. Theoretical Perspectives and Models, Roger D. Davis, Maria Cristina Samaco-Zamora, & Theodore Millon
3. Official Classification Systems, Thomas A. Widiger
4. Dimensional Perspectives on Classification, Shani Ofrat, Robert F. Krueger, & Lee Anna Clark
5. Cultural Aspects, Roger T. Mulder
II. Psychopathology
Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone
6. Identity, Carsten René Jørgensen
7. Attachment, Mentalizing, and the Self, Peter Fonagy & Patrick Luyten
8. Cognitive Structure and Process, Arnoud Arntz & Jill Lobbestael
9. Relationship to Syndrome Pathology, Merav Silverman & Robert F. Krueger
III. Epidemiology, Course, and Onset
Introduction, Roseann Larstone & W. John Livesley
10. Epidemiology, Theresa A. Morgan & Mark Zimmerman
11. Longitudinal Course, Mark F. Lenzenweger, Michael N. Hallquist, & Aidan G. C. Wright
12. Personality Disorder and Pathology in Childhood and Adolescence, Andrew Chanen, Jennifer L. Tackett, & Katherine Thompson
IV. Etiology and Development
Introduction, Roseann Larstone & W. John Livesley
13. Genetics, Kerry Jang & Philip A. Vernon
14. Neurotransmitter Function, Jennifer R. Fanning & Emil F. Coccaro
15. Emotion Regulation and Emotion Processing, Paul H. Soloff
16. Neuropsychological Perspectives, Marianne Skovgaard Thomsen, Anthony C. Ruocco, Birgit Bork Mathiesen, & Erik Simonsen
17. Psychosocial Adversity, Joel Paris
18. Developmental Psychopathology, Rebecca L. Shiner & Timothy A. Allen
19. An Attachment Perspective on the Development of Callous and Unemotional Characteristics in Children and Adolescents, Roseann Larstone, Stephanie G. Craig, & Marlene M. Moretti
V. Diagnosis and Assessment
Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone
20. Empirically Validated Diagnostic and Assessment Methods, Lee Anna Clark, Jaime L. Shapiro, Elizabeth Daly, Emily N. Vanderbleek, Morgan R. Oiler, & Julie Harrison
21. Clinical Assessment, John F. Clarkin, W. John Livesley, & Kevin B. Meehan
22. Interpersonal Assessment and Diagnosis, Lorna Smith Benjamin, Kenneth L. Critchfield, Christie Pugh Karpiak, Tracey Leone Smith, & Robert Mestel
VI. Specific Patterns of Personality Disorder
Introduction, Roseann Larstone & W. John Livesley
23. Borderline Personality Disorder, Joel Paris
24. Theoretical Perspectives on Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder, Christopher J. Patrick & Sarah J. Brislin
25. Clinical Aspects of Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy, Lacy A. Olson & Christopher J. Patrick
26. The Construct Validity of Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder and Its Component Personality Traits, Anthony Pinto, Emily Ansell, Michael G. Wheaton, Robert F. Krueger, Leslie Morey, Andrew E. Skodol, & Lee Anna Clark
VII. Empirically Based Treatments
Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone
27. Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Anthony Ryle, & Stephen Kellett
28. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Kate M. Davidson
29. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Clive J. Robins, Noga Zerubavel, André M. Ivanoff, & Marsha M. Linehan
30. Mentalization-Based Treatment, Anthony W. Bateman, Peter Fonagy, & Chloe Campbell
31. Schema-Focused Therapy: David P. Bernstein & Maartje Clercx
32. Transference-Based Psychotherapy, John F. Clarkin, Nicole Cain, Mark F. Lenzenweger, & Kenneth N. Levy
33. Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS), Nancee Blum, Donald W. Black, & Don St. John
34. Psychoeducation, Maria Elena Ridolfi & John G. Gunderson
35. Pharmacotherapy, Paul Markovitz
36. Effective Treatments for Antisocial and Psychopathic Disorders, Stephen C. P. Wong
37. Integrated Treatment, W. John Livesley