Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, the Handbook of Personality Disorders offers authoritative coverage of personality disorder etiology, theory, psychopathology, and assessment. It provides detailed, fully up-to-date descriptions of important contemporary treatment models, including interpersonal reconstructive therapy, cognitive therapy, time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, and more. It also examines the broadening scope of treatment in special populations and settings; the expanding range of treatment in children, adolescents, and the elderly; and the latest research findings.