Personality Disorders and Older Adults

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The older adult population is booming in the United State andacross the globe. With this boom comes an increase in the number ofolder adults who experience psychological disorders. Currentestimates suggest that about 20% of older persons are diagnosablewith a mental disorder: Personality disorders are among the mostpoorly understood, challenging, and frustrating of these disordersamong older adults. This book is designed to provide scholarly andscientifically-based guidance about the diagnosis, assessment, andtreatment of personality disorders to health professionals, mentalhealth professionals, and senior service professionals whoencounter personality-disordered or "difficult" older adults.

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Daniel L. Segal

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Aging & Adult Development Altern, Entwicklung Erwachsener Personality & Individual Differences Persönlichkeit u. individuelle Unterschiede Psychologie Psychology

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"The foreword describes this book as the best of its kind in thefield of personality disorders of the elderly. I fully agree andrecommend it to practitioners, researchers, and educators. Itshould be required reading for graduate students in psychology andfor those preparing for careers in mental health. It really is anoutstanding book!" --Norman Abeles (PsycCRITIQUES, August 15, 2007) "The authors have provided a useful guide to understanding andtreating older patients." (The Journal of Nervous and MentalDisease, volume 195, No 8, August 2007)The chapter on evolutionary theory and the development of personality disorders is especially creative and cutting-edge. "Personality Disorders and Older Adults" should be on the bookshelf of all mental health professionals who work with 'problem' clients in geriatric settings, and of all academics who want to understand the latest thinking on personality and dysfunction.--Victor Molinari, University of South Florida
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