Personality Disorders in Modern Life: Character Essentials - Hardcover

Millon, Theodore; Davis, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471323551 ISBN 13: 9780471323556

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

Theodore Millon, one of the world′s leading authorities on personality disorders and the best–selling author of Disorders of Personality, explores the many subtleties involved in diagnosing and treating these debilitating disorders. For each clinically–recognized class of personality disorders and its subtypes, Millon and his co–authors examine all current schools of thought—including the biological, psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive, and biopsychosocial models—on the factors that promote personality dysfunction. And they outline the most successful effective treatment approach for each disorder.

About this title

About the Author

THEODORE MILLON, PhD, DSc, has recently held positions as a professor in the Psychiatry Department of Harvard Medical School and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. He is currently Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology. Founder and co–Editor–in–Chief of the Journal of Personality Disorders for the past ten years, he is also past president of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders. Dr. Millon is the prime author of several self–report inventories (MCMI–III, MACI, MBHI, MIPS). Among his books are Disorders of Personality: DSM–IV and Beyond, Second Edition; Toward a New Personology: An Evolutionary Model; Personality–Guided Therapy; The Millon Inventories; and a collection of his seminal papers entitled Personality and Psychopathology: Building a Clinical Science.

ROGER DAVIS, PhD, has been a postdoctoral fellow and is currently Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology. His recent publications include "The Five–Factor Model for Personality Disorder: Apt or Misguided?" and "The Importance of Theory to a Taxonomy of Personality Disorders." He is coauthor of Disorders of Personality: DSM–IV and Beyond, Second Edition.

From the Back Cover

"Personalities are like impressionistic paintings. At a distance, each person is all of a piece ; up close, each is a bewildering complexity of moods, cognitions, and motives." Theodore Millon Exploring the continuum from normal personality traits to the diagnosing and treatment of severe cases of personality disorders, this book is unique in its coverage of both the historical forerunners and the contemporary theorists. Attention to detail and in–depth discussion of the subtleties involved in these debilitating personality disorders make this book an ideal companion to the DSM–IV. This vital resource features:

• Discussion of the developmental aspects of personality disorders
• Balanced coverage of the major theoretical perspectives biological, psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive, and evolutionary
• Individual chapters on all DSM–IV personality disorders and their subtypes

Case studies, used throughout the text, bring to life the many faces of these disorders. This book will enlighten the reader s understanding of others while illuminating the inner working of human personalities.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471323551
• ISBN 13: 9780471323556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600