Oxford handbook of personality disorders

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the diagnosis, assessment, construct validity, aetiology, pathology, and treatment of personality disorders. It includes chapters devoted to disorders proposed for retention and deletion from DSM-5, as well disorders that have never obtained or have lost official recognition. Disorders covered include: borderline personality disorder; schizotypal personality disorder; psychopathy; dependent personality disorder; narcissistic personality disorder; avoidant personality disorder, traits, and type; obsessive-compulsive personality disorder; paranoid and schizoid personality disorders; death of histrionic personality disorder; depressive personality disorder; passive-aggressive personality disorder - the demise of a syndrome.