Diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders |
| |
Authors: | Oldham John M. |
| |
Affiliation: | (1) The Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY;(2) New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 West 168th Street, Box 4, 10032 New York, NY |
| |
Abstract: | This article touches on four current areas of controversy in the field of the personality disorders — definition, etiology, assessment, and treatment. There is a tremendous amount of disability, personal distress, and public health expense as a result of the personality disorders. We are seeing steady progress in each of these areas. The implications of this progress are enormous, and the interest in this area is widespread, not just among psychiatric health professionals or among patients and their families and friends, but also among the public at large. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|