Personality Disorders (WPA Series in Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry)

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This 8th volume of the WPA series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry provides an update of research evidence and clinical experience concerning personality disorders.

A general term for a group of behavioural disorders, personality disorders are usually characterised by lifelong, ingrained, maladaptive patterns of deviant behaviour, lifestyle and social adjustment that are different in quality from psychotic and neurotic symptoms. The book reviews recent progress and current controversies in this area, providing a guide to clinicians and a contribution to the ongoing revision of the two main diagnostic systems, the DSM-IV and ICD-10.

Written by Mario Maj, an internationally renowned psychiatrist and secretary for publications of the World Psychiatric Association, this work includes coverage of neuroscientific and psychiatric aspects and is an unbiased and reliable reference point.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1696648 in Books
* Published on: 2005-04-01
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 536 pages

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"This well-ordered text by a world-wide collection of experts provides an authoritative exploration of these common and misunderstood conditions." (Electric Review, November/December 2005)

"…clearly well researched and reasonably organized…" (Doody's Health Services)

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This 8th volume of the WPA series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry provides an update of research evidence and clinical experience concerning personality disorders. A general term for a group of behavioural disorders, personality disorders are usually characterised by lifelong, ingrained, maladaptive patterns of deviant behaviour, lifestyle and social adjustment that are different in quality from psychotic and neurotic symptoms. The book reviews recent progress and current controversies in this area, providing a guide to clinicians and a contribution to the ongoing revision of the two main diagnostic systems, the DSM-IV and ICD-10. Written by Mario Maj, an internationally renowned psychiatrist and secretary for publications of the World Psychiatric Association, this work includes coverage of neuroscientific and psychiatric aspects and is an unbiased and reliable reference point.

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Be guided by the evidence ...

Personality Disorders are among the mental disorders for which the gap between research evidence and clinical practice is most significant. They are currently underdiagnosed and undertreated. Even of an appropriate diagnosis os made, treatment is rarely evidence-based.

This book aims to review recent progress and current controversies in this area, providing a guide to clinicians and a contribution to the ongoing revision of the main diagnostic systems.

Personality Disorders offers:

* A comprehensive update on the diagnosis, course and outcome, and treatment of the social and economic burden and perspective and perspectives in the classification
* An overview of clinical, biological and psychosocial research in the area
* The unique series format of systematic reviews followed by commentaries

Personality Disorders is the eighth volume in the WPA Series "Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry. The book is an unbiased and reliable reference point for all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and policy makers.
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There are interestig chapaters about schizotypal personality disorder,antisocial personality disorders etc. International discussions following review are very stimulating.