Questioning Current Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Kerry L. Jang ◽  
Fiona Choi
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
New Directions

Personality Disorders

2018 ◽  
pp. 272-284
Author(s):  
Marco Del Giudice
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Evolutionary Models ◽  
Type Condition ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Avoidant Personality Disorder ◽  
Dysfunctional Behavior ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder ◽  
Developmental Features

The chapter discusses personality disorders, which are defined as pervasive, enduring, inflexible patterns of dysfunctional behavior linked to abnormal configurations of personality traits. Specifically, this chapter focuses on borderline personality disorder (BPD), narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and avoidant personality disorder (APD). After an overview of these disorders, their developmental features, and the main risk factors identified in the epidemiological literature, the chapter critically reviews existing evolutionary models and suggests new directions for research. The final section applies the criteria developed earlier in the book to classify the disorders within the fast-slow-defense (FSD) model. The author proposes to classify BPD and NPD as fast spectrum (F-type) conditions, OCPD as a slow spectrum (S-type) condition, and APD as a defense activation (D-type) condition characterized by chronic social anxiety.

scholarly journals Antisocial personality disorder: new directions

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Yakeley ◽  
Andrew Williams
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
List Type ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Treatment Interventions ◽  
Therapeutic Technique ◽  
Nice Guidelines ◽  
New Directions

SummaryAntisocial personality disorder is a complex condition carrying high rates of comorbidity and mortality for individuals as well as harmful consequences for their families and society. Despite the publication of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the disorder, the evidence base and provision of effective treatments remain inadequate, and the belief that the condition is untreatable remains widespread among psychiatrists and other professionals. This article highlights current diagnostic controversies and summarises the evidence for conceptualising antisocial personality disorder as a disorder of attachment. Informed by this developmental perspective, we provide a framework for the management and treatment of adults with antisocial personality disorder, highlighting the importance of creating a safe setting and recommending adaptations of therapeutic technique to facilitate the engagement of this ‘treatment-rejecting’ patient population. We conclude with an outline of the current government policy on the treatment of high-risk offenders with personality disorder.LEARNING OBJECTIVESKnow the current diagnostic criteria and epidemiology of antisocial personality disorder.Evaluate the evidence that antisocial personality disorder can be conceptualised as a disorder of attachment, and use a developmental framework to inform treatment interventions.Gain an understanding of psychological approaches to antisocial personality disorder.

Four Key Areas for Further Investigation: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
William Calabrese ◽  
Maria Martin Lopez ◽  
Jacqueline Trumbull ◽  
Sarah B. Rutter ◽  
M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
New Directions

Sociocultural memory development research drives new directions in gadgetry science

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Bergen ◽  
John Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Memory Development ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

Abstract Sociocultural developmental psychology can drive new directions in gadgetry science. We use autobiographical memory, a compound capacity incorporating episodic memory, as a case study. Autobiographical memory emerges late in development, supported by interactions with parents. Intervention research highlights the causal influence of these interactions, whereas cross-cultural research demonstrates culturally determined diversity. Different patterns of inheritance are discussed.

Behavioural alcohol research: new directions or more of the same?

Addiction ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 92 (11) ◽  
pp. 1411-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony P. Shakeshaft ◽  
Jenny A. Bowman ◽  
Rob W. Sanson-Fisher
Keyword(s):  
New Directions

Tools & Resources: Impairment and Disability Web Sites

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Outpatient Psychotherapy ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified ◽  
Cluster B Personality Disorders ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from those expected by the individual's culture; these inflexible and pervasive patterns reflect issues with cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning and impulse control, and lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, defines two specific personality disorders, in addition to an eleventh condition, Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Cluster A personality disorders include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personalities; of these, Paranoid Personality Disorder probably is most common in the legal arena. Cluster B personality disorders include antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality. Such people may suffer from frantic efforts to avoid perceived abandonment, patterns of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, an identity disturbance, and impulsivity. Legal issues that involve individuals with cluster B personality disorders often involve determination of causation of the person's problems, assessment of claims of harassment, and assessment of the person's fitness for employment. Cluster C personality disorders include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality. Two case histories illustrate some of the complexities of assessing impairment in workers with personality disorders, including drug abuse, hospitalizations, and inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy.

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