Handbook of Personality Disorders

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 organised chapters that cover theoretical and empirical foundations as well as clinical strategies, facilitating comparison of the various approaches.