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A review of the social context of personality disorders and the relevance of a biopsychosocial model of etiology and treatment.
List of contents
Part I. General Principles: 1. Personality disorders: The history of an idea; 2. Personality traits and personality disorders; Part II. Social Mechanisms: 3. Social content and personality; 4. Modernity and personality disorder; Part III. Specific Patterns of Disorder: 5. The borderline pattern; 6. The problem of narcissism; 7. Antisocial personality disorder; 8. Other personality disorders; Part IV. Models and Clinical Applications: 9. A biopsychosocial model of personality disorder; 10. Finding a niche.
About the author
Joel Paris, McGill University, Quebec Joel Paris is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University in Quebec, Canada. He heads personality disorder clinics at two hospitals, is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, and has published over 20 books.
Summary
Synthesizing the very latest research, this book focuses on the social context of personality disorders. It considers how personality traits and disorders interact with social demands and opportunities, and offers a broad biopsychosocial perspective that will greatly assist mental health professionals with understanding and treatment.
