Personality Disorder - From Evidence to Understanding

The new classification of personality disorder in the ICD-11 shows that we are all on a spectrum of personality disturbance and that this can change over time. This book explains why all health professionals should be aware of personality disorder in their clinical practice and offers guidance on management.

Table des matières

Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. History of Personality and Its Disorders; 2. Assessment of Personality: From Normal to Disorder; 3. Personality Difficulty; 4. Borderline Personality Disorder: A Condition That Appeared Without Trace; 5. Cultural Perspectives: Epidemiology of Personality Disorders; 6. Personality and Health; 7. Personality Disorders and Comorbidity with Other Mental Illness; 8. Treatment and Outcome of Personality Disorder; 9. Moderating the Stigma of Personality Disorder; 10: What Needs To Be Done Now; Appendices.

A propos de l'auteur

Peter Tyrer is Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry, Imperial College, London and Consultant in Transformation Psychiatry, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is a Fellow and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal College in 2015.Roger Mulder is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He has been awarded the College Senior Research Award and the Gold Medal for Research Excellence by the University of Otago. He is Co-editor in Chief of Personality and Mental Health and Co-chair of the World Psychiatric Association Section on Personality Disorders.

Résumé

The new classification of personality disorder in the ICD-11 shows that we are all on a spectrum of personality disturbance and that this can change over time. This book explains why all health professionals should be aware of personality disorder in their clinical practice and offers guidance on management.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Roger Mulder, Roger (University of Otago Mulder, Peter Tyrer, Peter (Imperial College London) Tyrer, Peter (Imperial College London) Mulder Tyrer, Tyrer Peter
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781108948371
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94837-1
• Pages: 200
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Mental health services, Health psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans, Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing