Personality Disorders and Older Adults (eBook)

DANIEL L. SEGAL, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He teaches courses in clinical psychology, conducts research on mental health and aging, and trains students in clinical geropsychology at the CU Aging Center. FREDERICK L. COOLIDGE, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His research focuses on behavioral genetics and personality disorders across the lifespan. ERLENE ROSOWSKY, PsyD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is the Director of the Center for Mental Health and Aging at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Rosowsky writes a regular column for the Journal of Retirement Planning.

"The foreword describes this book as the best of its kind in the
field of personality disorders of the elderly. I fully agree and
recommend it to practitioners, researchers, and educators. It
should be required reading for graduate students in psychology and
for those preparing for careers in mental health. It really is an
outstanding book!"

--Norman Abeles (PsycCRITIQUES, August 15, 2007)

"The authors have provided a useful guide to understanding and
treating older patients." (The Journal of Nervous and Mental
Disease, volume 195, No 8, August 2007)
The chapter on evolutionary theory and the development of personality disorders is especially creative and cutting-edge. "Personality Disorders and Older Adults" should be on the bookshelf of all mental health professionals who work with 'problem' clients in geriatric settings, and of all academics who want to understand the latest thinking on personality and dysfunction.--Victor Molinari, University of South Florida