A revision of the top textbook on character problems via well known professional Theodore Millon

"Personalities are like impressionistic work. At a distance, every person is 'all of a piece'; up shut, each one is a bewildering complexity of moods, cognitions, and motives."
-Theodore Millon

Exploring the continuum from general character features to the prognosis and therapy of serious circumstances of character problems, character problems in sleek existence, moment variation is exclusive in its assurance of either very important ancient figures and modern theorists within the box. Its content material spans the entire significant disorders-Antisocial, Avoidant, Depressive, Compulsive, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Borderline-as good as their many subtypes. awareness to aspect and in-depth dialogue of the subtleties inquisitive about those debilitating character problems make this booklet a great significant other to the DSM-IV(TM).

Fully up to date with the newest examine and conception, this crucial textual content features:

• Discussion of the particular scientific beneficial properties and developmental roots of character disorders
• Balanced insurance of the main theoretical perspectives-biological, psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive, and evolutionary
• Individual chapters on all DSM-IV(TM) character problems and their a number of subtypes and mixtures
• Case stories in the course of the textual content that carry to existence the various faces of those disorders

Including a brand new evaluation part that singles out behavioral symptoms thought of to have confident predictive strength for the problems, this moment variation additionally encompasses a precise specialize in developmental, gender, and cultural matters particular to every ailment. A complete reference appropriate for present day practitioners, character issues in glossy lifestyles, moment version encompasses a transparent type that still makes it a useful source for complex undergraduate and graduate scholars. the main thorough booklet of its style, this moment variation is a strong, sensible source for all trainees and pros in key psychological future health fields, resembling psychology, social paintings, and nursing.