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Personality Disorders in Older Adults - Emerging Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback)
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Personality Disorders in Older Adults - Emerging Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback)
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As the average age of the population rises, mental health
professionals have become increasingly aware of the critical
importance of personality in mediating successful adaptation in
later life. Personality disorders were once thought to "age out,"
and accordingly to have an inconsequential impact on the lives of
the elderly. But recent clinical experience and studies underscore
not only the prevalence of personality disorders in older people,
but the pivotal roles they play in the onset, course, and treatment
outcomes of other emotional and cognitive problems and physical
problems as well. Clearly, mental health professionals must further
develop research methods, assessment techniques, and intervention
strategies targeting these disorders; and they must more
effectively integrate what is being learned from advances in
research and theory into clinical practice. Inspired by these
needs, the editors have brought together a distinguished group of
behavioral scientists and clinicians dedicated to understanding the
interaction of personality and aging. Offering a rich array of
theoretical perspectives (intrapsychic, interpersonal,
neuropsychological, and systems), they summarize the empirical
literature, present phenomenological case reports, and review
psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and pharmacological treatment
approaches. This comprehensive state-of-the-art guide will be
welcomed by all those who must confront the complexity and the
challenge of working with this population.
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