Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Uses a cultural, cross-cultural and social viewpoint to examine personality disorders, beginning with actual research and clinical developments in the field. Scrutinizes the contemporary state and relates such diverse approaches as DSM-IV, Millon and the psychoanalytical approach including Kernberg to each other. Discusses the relevance of these developments for everyday clinical practice and analyzes societal problems which research has linked to personality disorders.
