Personality Characteristics of the Personality Disordered
Costello
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Description for Personality Characteristics of the Personality Disordered
Hardcover. Deals with the classification systems for personality disorders and why/how they are in disarray. The simple, but elegant, taxonomy described in this book will provide clinicians with net insight into the assessment and treatment of complex personality disorders. Editor(s): Costello, Charles G. Series: Wiley Series on Personality Processes. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMS; MJN; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
People with disordered personalities are much more likely than most to practice substance abuse, attempt suicide, and suffer from major anxiety and depressive disorders. They are also more difficult to treat for mental disorders, and their chances of relapse are greater. Clearly then, it is essential that mental health professionals be able to identify and cope with personality disorders in their patients. Unfortunately, the task of accurately assessing disordered personalities based solely on nebulous, polythetic categories such as those provided in the DSMTM is akin to that of the three blind men who were asked to describe an elephant. What ... Read more
People with disordered personalities are much more likely than most to practice substance abuse, attempt suicide, and suffer from major anxiety and depressive disorders. They are also more difficult to treat for mental disorders, and their chances of relapse are greater. Clearly then, it is essential that mental health professionals be able to identify and cope with personality disorders in their patients. Unfortunately, the task of accurately assessing disordered personalities based solely on nebulous, polythetic categories such as those provided in the DSMTM is akin to that of the three blind men who were asked to describe an elephant. What ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series on Personality Processes
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471015291
SKU
V9780471015291
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Ref
99-50
About Costello
About the editor CHARLES G. COSTELLO, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology,University of Calgary. Dr. Costello attended Manchester University,Durham University, and London University, from which he receivedhis doctorate in psychology in 1960. In 1989, he was awarded The Psychologists' Association of AlbertaPresident's Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Disciplineof Psychology in Alberta. A prolific ... Read more
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