Treatment of Personality Disorders

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Biological Foundations of Personality Disorders

   1. Genetics of Personality Disorders

      • Svenn Torgersen, Marco Battaglia

      Pages 1-15

   2. Psychobiology of Personality Disorders

      • Larry J. Siever

      Pages 17-23

   3. The Implications of Recent Research on the Etiology and Stability of Personality and Personality Disorder for Treatment

      • W. John Livesley

      Pages 25-37

3. Psychological Foundations of Personality Disorders

   1. Psychodynamic Research can Help us to Improve Diagnosis and Therapy for Personality Disorders

      • J. Christopher Perry, Vittorio Lingiardi, Floriana Ianni

      Pages 39-52

   2. Attachment, the Development of the Self, and Its Pathology in Personality Disorders

      • Peter Fonagy

      Pages 53-68

   3. Trauma and Personality

      • Fabio Madeddu, Adolfo Pazzagli

      Pages 69-76

   4. Adolescence and Personality Disorders

      • Enrico de Vito, François Ladame, Alvise Orlandini

      Pages 77-95

4. Diagnostic Models of Personality Disorders

   1. Integrative Perspectives on the Personality Disorders

      • Theodore Millon

      Pages 97-106

   2. A Multidimensional Approach to Personality Disorders and Their Treatment

      • Joel Paris

      Pages 107-117

   3. The Structure of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder and Its Implications for Treatment

      • Cesare Maffei, Andrea Fossati

      Pages 119-128

   4. The Relationship between Anxiety Disorders and Personality Disorders

      • Carol J. M. Van Velzen, Paul M. G. Emmelkamp

      Pages 129-153

5. Treatment of Personality Disorders

   1. Psychodiagnostics and Indications for Treatment in Cases of Personality Disorder

      • J. Derksen, H. Sloore

      Pages 155-166

   2. The Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Borderline Patients

      • Otto F. Kernberg

      Pages 167-182

   3. Functional Analysis of Borderline Personality Disorder Behavioral Criterion Patterns

      • Jennifer Waltz, Marsha M. Linehan

      Pages 183-206

   4. Psychopharmacological Treatment of Personality Disorders

      • Peter Moleman, Karin van Dam, Veron Dings

      Pages 207-227

   5. New Drugs in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

      • F. Benedetti, C. Colombo, L. Sforzini, C. Maffei, E. Smeraldi

      Pages 229-240

   6. The Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Addiction

      • Per Vaglum

      Pages 241-253

   7. Pharmacotherapy for Patients with Personality Disorders

      • S. Friis, T. Wilberg, T. Dammen, Ø. Urnes

      Pages 255-268

   8. A New Interpersonal Theory and the Treatment of Dependent Personality Disorder

      • John Birtchnell, Giuseppe Borgherini

      Pages 269-288

It has been almost twenty years since DSM-III created a major shift in psychi­ atric classification procedures and in diagnostic and treatment practice by introducing the multi-axial system and, for our patients specifically, the Axis II: Personality Disorders. Researchers and clinicians were forced to focus on many issues related to the field of personality and its disorders. This meant an immense impetus for research, both empirical and theoretical. Many recent developments are described in this book, as reviews or as original articles. This book also covers developments in Europe as well as in North America. Important questions still remain unanswered, such as: What is the relationship between the different clusters: A, B, & C? Are we talking about dimensions, categories, or typologies? What can be done for patients who have more than one personality disorder? Is a pro typical approach required? Consequently, is a multiconceptual approach in treatment and research required? The authors contribute to this discus­ sion and provide guidelines for further thinking in research and treatment planning. For clinicians, it is of major importance to know whether the disorder can be influ­ enced by treatment, and whether permanent change is really possible. A very impor­ tant question is whether a person indeed has a personality disorder, and how this diagnosis affects clinical practice.

• Psychotherapeut
• anxiety
• diagnosis
• etiology
• genetics
• stability
• trauma

• University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  Jan Derksen

• Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

  Jan Derksen

• Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

  Cesare Maffei

• Forensic Psychiatric Institute “Oldenkotte”, Rekker, The Netherlands

  Herman Groen

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