Publisher's Synopsis
Dr. Millon presents theoretical principles concerning personality and its development from several vantage points (e.g. behavioral, cognitive, intrapsychic, evolutionary) and relates them to pertinent developments in the DSM-IV. He also explains the distinguishing attributes of each of the several personality styles disorders as conceived within several major clinical frameworks (e.g., interpersonal, self, object relations, biogenic). Numerous subtypes of each of the DSM disorders are illustrated. Several notable examples of personality disorders in contemporary society are offered (e.g., O.J. Simpson, Ted Kaczynski, Terry Nichols). He reviews the main features of established and contemporary personality assessment tools and notes their special strengths. Finally, a modern treatment approach, termed Combinational Psychotherapy, is described to illustrate a synergistic model for intervention in both clinical syndromes and personality disorders.
