Table of Contents

Preface. Part I: Biological foundations of personality disorders. Genetics of personality disorders; S. Torgerson, M. Battaglia. Psychobiology of personality disorders; L.J. Siever. The implication of recent research on the etiology and stability in personality and personality disorder for treatment; W.J. Livesley. Part II: Psychological foundations of personality disorders. Psychodynamic research can help us to improve diagnosis and therapy for personality disorders: the case of defense mechanisms; J.C. Perry, et al. Attachment, the development of the self and its pathology in personality disorders; P. Fonagy. Trauma and personality; F. Madeddu, A. Pazzagli. Adolescence and personality disorders: Current perspectives on a controversial problem; E. de Vito, et al. Part III: Diagnostic models of personality disorders. Integrative perspectives on the personality disorders; Th. Millon. A multidimensional model of personality disorders and their treatment; J. Paris. The structure of DSM-IV borderline personality disorder and its implication for treatment; C. Maffei, A. Fossati. The relationship between anxiety disorders and personality disorders: prevalence rates and comorbidity models; C. van Velzen, P. Emmelkamp. Part IV: Treatment of personality disorders. Psychodiagnostics and indications for treatment in cases of personality disorder: Some pitfalls; J.J.L. Derksen, H. Sloore. The psychotherapeutic treatment of borderline patients; O.F. Kernberg. Functional analysis of borderline disorder behavioral criterion patterns: Links to treatment; J. Waltz, M. Linehan. Pharmacological treatment of personality disorders: A review; P. Moleman, et al. New drugs in the treatment of borderlinepersonality disorder; F. Benedetti, et al. The narcissistic personality disorder and addiction; P. Vaglum. Pharmacotherapy for patients with personality disorders: Experiences from a group analytic treatment programme; S. Friis, et al. A new interpersonal theory and the treatment of dependent personality disorder; J. Birtchnell, G. Borgherini. HIV infection, personality structure and psychotherapeutic treatment; R. Visintini, et al. Index.

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