Overview

Personality disorders are highly prevalent and cause a substantial amount of human suffering and harm-not only to the individuals and families directly affected, but also to the population at large. These disorders generally have a heritability rate that is in excess of fifty percent, strongly suggesting that the behavioral disturbance they cause have a significant biomedical etiology. However, knowledge about the biological nature of personality disorders-and effective treatment of the latter-is significantly lacking. Although basic biological principles have overall served well in the foundation of psychiatry, they have received relatively little attention with regard to the areas of personality, temperament, and personality disorders.Neurobiology of Personality Disorders is the first book to focus specifically on the neurobiology of disturbed personality. It provides a thorough outline of the principles of neural science that mediate personality and describe what is currently known about how these biological processes are impaired in individuals with personality disorders. Its team of editors and authors are among the most frequently published and highly renowned international neuroscientists in the field of personality disorders, and its coverage of topics is comprehensive, authoritative, and heuristic.

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Author:   Dr Christian Schmahl (Professor of Experimental Psychopathology, Professor of Experimental Psychopathology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany) ,  Dr K. Luan Phan (UI CDR Endowed Professor, Professor of Psychiatry, UI CDR Endowed Professor, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago) ,  Dr Robert O. Friedel (Distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780199362318

ISBN 10:   0199362319
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   29 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. Neurocircuitry of Affective, Cognitive, Regulatory Systems Annmarie McNamara and K. Luan Phan 2. The Fundamentals of Brain Neurotransmission Robert O. Friedel and Stephen M. Stahl 3. Genetics of Personality Disorders Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud and Kenneth S. Kendler 4. Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches to Personality Disorders Andrew Poppe and Angus W. MacDonald III 5. Minding the Emotional Thermostat: Integrating social cognitive and affective neuroscience evidence to form a model of the cognitive control of emotion Bryan T. Denny and Kevin N. Ochsner 6. The Neurobiology of Attachment and Mentalizing: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective Patrick Luyten and Peter Fonagy 7. Emotion Regulation Katja Bertsch, Karold Koenigsberg, Inga Niedtfeld, and Christian Schmahl 8. The Clinical Neuroscience of Impulsive Aggression Royce Lee, Jennifer R. Fanning, and Emil F. Coccaro 9. Social Cognition in Personality Disorders Stefanie Lis, Nicole E. Derish, M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez 10. Attachment in Personality Disorders M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez, Nicole E. Derish, Nerea Palomares, Sukhbir Kaur, Armando Cuesta-Diaz, and Stefanie Lis 11. Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self Injury Paul Soloff, Christian Schmahl 12. The Neurobiology and Genetics of Schizotypal Personality Disorder Daniel R. Rossell and Larry J. Siever 13. The Neurobiological Basis of Borderline Personality Disorder Robert O. Friedel, Christian Schmahl, and Marijn Distel 14. The Neurobiology of antisocial Disorder Focusing on Psychopathy Michael Baliousis, Najat Khalifa, and Birgit Vollm 15. The Neurobiological Basis of Avoidant Personality Disorder Theresa Wilberg and Kenneth Silk 16. Established and Novel Pharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Personality Disorders S. Charles Schulz and Robert O. Friedel 17. Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychosocial Treatment in Personality Disorders Marianne Goodman, Jennifer Chen, and Erin A. Hazlett 18. Conclusion and Future Directions Robert O. Friedel, K. Luan Pham, and Christian Schmahl

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"""This book is well thought out and written. It is an important addition to the literature about personality disorders and the intersection of psychiatric illness with neurobiology."" -- Amy Corcoran, MD, Doodys"

This book is well thought out and written. It is an important addition to the literature about personality disorders and the intersection of psychiatric illness with neurobiology. * Amy Corcoran, MD, Doodys *

Author Information

Christian Schmahl is Professor of Experimental Psychopathology and Medical Director of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany. His research focus is on emotion regulation, self-injurious behavior and dissociation as well as the interaction of neurobiology and psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Since 2015 he is spokesperson of the Clinical Research Unit ""Mechanisms of Disturbed Emotion Processing in BPD"". He has published more than 150 articles and book chapters. Robert O. Friedel is Distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia USA. His primary focus of academic work has been in the neurobiological basis and pharmacological treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. He received his medical training at Duke University and his research training in biology at Duke and at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Friedel served as chair of the departments of psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Michigan, where he was also Executive Director of the Mental Health Research Institute, and chair at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has published more than 100 scientific articles, books and book chapters. K. Luan Phan, MD is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research is focused on the neuroscience of emotion and emotion-cognition interactions, especially emotion regulation, and in relation of psychopathology and treatment interventions. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles.

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