This edition was developed in response to the continuing and increased activity and progress in the field of personality studies and personality disorders. It offers updated information on those topics that are essential to today's clinicians, from the foundational first section on clinical concepts and etiology, to subsequent sections on treatment; special problems, populations, and settings; and future directions. The book provides the clinical wisdom, scientific rigor, and current treatment information readers expect from a comprehensive text while honoring constructive disagreement by presenting a variety of viewpoints from experts in the field, particularly in the area of classification. Personality disorders are estimated to occur in over 10 per cent of the general population, with well-documented significance to public health and incalculable impact on individual patients and their families. This text equips clinicians with the most up-to-date research, illustrative case examples, and nuanced analyses, enabling them to provide excellent patient care and to alleviate suffering.

Personality disorders : recent history and new directions / John M. Oldham -- Theories of personality and personality disorders / Amy K. Heim and Drew Westen -- Articulating a core dimension of personality pathology / Leslie C. Morey and Donna S. Bender -- Development, attachment, and childhood experiences / Peter Fonagy, Anthony W. Bateman, Nicolas Lorenzini, and Chloe Campbell -- Genetics and neurobiology / Harold W. Koenigsberg, Antonia S. New, Larry J. Siever, and Daniel R. Rosell -- Prevalence, sociodemographics, and functional impairment / Svenn Torgersen -- Manifestations, assessment, and differential diagnosis / Andrew E. Skodol -- Course and outcome / Carlos M. Grilo, Thomas H. McGlashan, and Andrew E. Skodol -- Therapeutic alliance / Donna S. Bender -- Psychodynamic psychotherapies and psychoanalysis / Frank E. Yeomans, John F. Clarkin, and Kenneth N. Levy -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy I : basics and principles / Martin Bohus -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy II : specific strategies for personality disorders / J. Christopher Fowler and John M. Hart -- Group, family, and couples therapies / John S. Ogrodniczuk, Amanda A. Uliaszek, Jay L. Lebow, and William E. Piper -- Psychoeducation / Alan E. Fruzzetti, John G. Gunderson, and Perry D. Hoffman -- Somatic treatments / S. Charles Schulz and Katharine J. Nelson -- Collaborative treatment / Abigail B. Schlesinger and Kenneth R. Silk -- Boundary issues / Thomas G. Gutheil -- Assessing and managing suicide risk / Paul S. Links, Paul H. Soloff, and Francesca L. Schiavone -- Substance use disorders / Seth J. Prins, Jennifer C. Elliott, Jacquelyn L. Meyers, Roel Verheul, and Deborah S. Hasin -- Antisocial personality disorder and other antisocial behavior / Donald W. Black and Nancee S. Blum -- Personality disorders in the medical setting / Randy A. Sansone and Lori A. Sansone, M.D -- Personality disorders in the military operational environment / Ricky D. Malone and David M. Benedek -- Translational research in borderline personality disorder / Christian Schmahl and Sabine Herpertz -- An alternative model for personality disorders : DSM-5 section III and beyond / Andrew E. Skodol, Donna S. Bender, and John M. Oldham.