Handbook of Personality Disorders, First Edition

W. John Livesley, MD, PhD, is Professor and former Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is also Editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders. Dr. Livesley has contributed extensively to the literature on personality disorder, with publications including the edited volume The DSM-IV Personality Disorders. His research focuses on the classification, assessment, and origins of personality disorder, and his clinical interests center on an integrated approach to treatment based on current empirical knowledge.

Part I: Theoretical and Nosological Issues.Livesley, Conceptual and Taxonomic Issues. Millon, Meagher, Grossman, Theoretical Perspectives. Widiger, Official Classification Systems. Dolan-Sewell, Krueger, Shea, Co-occurrence with Syndrome Disorders. Part II: Etiology and Development.Mattia, Zimmerman, Epidemiology. Coccaro, Biological and Treatment Correlates. Depue, Lenzenweger, A Neurobehavioral Dimensional Model. Jang, Vernon, Genetics. Bartholemew, Kwong, Hart, Attachment. Paris, Psychosocial Adversity. Tickle, Heatherton, Wittenberg, Can Personality Change? Stone, Natural History and Long-term Outcome. Part III: Diagnosis and Assessment.Clark, Harrison, Assessment Instruments. MacKenzie, Personality Assessment in Clinical Practice. Part IV: Treatment.Piper, Joyce, Psychosocial Treatment Outcome. Winston, Rosenthal, Muran, Supportive Psychotherapy. Gabbard, Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Cottraux, Blackburn, Cognitive Therapy. Ryle, Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Benjamin, Pugh, Using Interpersonal Theory to Select Effective Treatment Interventions. Robins, Ivanoff, Linehan, Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Ruiz-Sancho, Smith, Gunderson, Psychoeducational Approaches. Markovitz, Pharmacotherapy. Part V: Treatment Modalities and Special Issues.MacKenzie, Group Psychotherapy. Azim, Partial Hospitalization Programs. Pilkonis, Treatment Personality Disorders in Association with Symptom Disorders. Hart, Forensic Issues. Livesley, A Framework for an Integrated Approach to Treatment.