Personality Disorders

Be guided by the evidence ... Personality Disorders are among the mental disorders for which the gap between research evidence and clinical practice is most significant. They are currently underdiagnosed and undertreated. Even of an appropriate diagnosis os made, treatment is rarely evidence-based. This book aims to review recent progress and current controversies in this area, providing a guide to clinicians and a contribution to the ongoing revision of the main diagnostic systems. Personality Disorders offers: A comprehensive update on the diagnosis, course and outcome, and treatment of the social and economic burden and perspective and perspectives in the classification An overview of clinical, biological and psychosocial research in the area The unique series format of systematic reviews followed by commentaries Personality Disorders is the eighth volume in the WPA Series "Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry. The book is an unbiased and reliable reference point for all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and policy makers.Akiskal, Hagop S. is the author of 'Personality Disorders', published 2005 under ISBN 9780470090367 and ISBN 0470090367.