Disorders of Personality: Introducing a DSM / ICD Spectrum from Normal to Abnormal, Edition 3

Theodore Millon

abr. de 2011 · Vendido por John Wiley & Sons

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Now in its Third Edition, this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the changes in the forthcoming DSM-5. Using the classification scheme he pioneered, Dr. Millon guides clinicians through the intricate maze of personality disorders, with special attention to changes in their conceptualization over the last decade. Extensive new research is included, as well as the incorporation of over 50 new illustrative and therapeutically detailed cases. This is every mental health professional's essential volume to fully understanding personality.

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Theodore Millon, Ph.D., D.Sc. is one of the world's leading authorities on personality disorders. Developer of the widely used Millon personality assessment inventories, he has been the editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders, President of the International Society of Personality Disorders, and a key member of the DSM-III, DSM-IV, and and key advisor to the DSM-5 committees on personality disorders.
Dr. Millon is retired Professor of Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami. He is currently Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology in Coral Gables, FL. He is author of numerous other Wiley books, including Masters of the Mind: Exploring the Story of Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the New Millennium, Personality Disorders in Modern Life, 2E, and Wiley's forthcoming 15-book Normality to Abnormality Personality Series.