Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. General Issues

Why the Diagnosis of Personality Disorder Is Difficult

Traits, Disorders, and DSM–5

Etiology

Prevalence, Precursors, and Outcome

II. Specific Disorders

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Other Personality Disorders

III. Treatment

Psychopharmacology

Psychotherapies

Management

Summary and Future Directions

References

Index

About the Author

Joel Paris, MD, PhD, was born in New York City but has spent most of his life in Canada. He earned an MD from McGill University in 1964, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, where he is a full professor and has served as department chair. Dr. Paris's research interest is in borderline personality disorder. Over the past 20 years, he has conducted research on its causes and outcome. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is the author of 18 previous books Dr. Paris is also an educator who has won awards for his teaching and is the former editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

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