While the DSM-5 retains a categorical model of personality disorders, and the ICD-11 has moved to a fully dimensional model, an alternative hybrid model embodies the best of both worlds.
 
This volume presents the latest theory and research on the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. It describes changes in the DSM-5 and ICD-11 assessment of personality disorders, reviews empirical support for these changes, and provides clinical guidance for diagnosing and treating the most common personality disorders.
 
A primary focus throughout the book is the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD), found in Section III (Emerging Measures and Models) of the DSM-5. The AMPD is a hybrid of the earlier categorical model of personality disorders and the emerging dimensional model fully embraced in the ICD-11. The AMPD offers a middle-of-the-road approach that is supported by a growing body of research, and it has shown significant promise in clinical use.

With its blend of research, clinical guidance, and case studies, this volume will be an essential resource for clinicians and researchers who study and treat the most complex and intractable of mental health problems.This volume presents the latest theory and research on the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders.
 Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Personality Disorders
Steven K. Huprich

I. Empirical Foundations and Clinical Utility of the DSM-5 Alternative Model and ICD-11 Model

1. The Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders and Its Empirical Support
Nicole M. Cain and Abby L. Mulay

2. Empirical Foundation of the ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders
Bo Bach and Roger Mulder

3. Clinical Utility of Proposed Dimensional Personality Disorder Models: Considerations and Opportunities
Caleb J. Siefert, John Porcerelli, Kevin B. Meehan, and Barry Dauphin

II. Assessment and Treatment Within the Newest Paradigms

4. Principles of Psychological Assessment for Personality Disorders
Emily A. Dowgwillo, JoAnna Molina, and Kathryn R. Forche

5. The Assessment of Personality Function in Adolescents
Carla Sharp, Kiana Cano, Sune Bo, and Joost Hutsebaut

6. Principles of Treating Personality Pathology
Steven K. Huprich

7. The Alternative DSM Model for Personality Disorders in Psychological Assessment and Treatment
Mark H. Waugh, Jeremy M. Ridenour, and Katie C. Lewis

8. Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders Within the ICD-11 Framework
Roger Mulder and Bo Bach

III. Common Frameworks Treating Personality Pathology

9. Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
Kenneth N. Levy, Frank E. Yeomans, and Daniel S. Spina

10. Mentalization-Based Treatment
Anthony W. Bateman

11. Dialectical Behavior Psychotherapy
Sharon M. Nelson, Chelsea D. Cawood, Takakuni Suzuki, Elizabeth Chapman, and Rebecca Lusk

12. Schema Therapy: Conceptualization and Treatment of Personality Disorders
Joan Farrell and Ida A. Shaw

13. Pharmacotherapy for Personality Disorders
Lea K. Marin, Celia Foster, and Marianne Goodman

14. Neuroscience and Personality Disorders
Sabine C. Herpertz and Katja Bertsch

IV. Treatment for Specific Personality Disorders

15. Borderline Personality Disorder
Kenneth N. Levy, Johannes C. Ehrenthal, and Jacob A. Martin

16. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Elsa Ronningstam

17. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Daniel Mark, Sandeep Roy, Hannah Walsh, and Craig S. Neumann

18. Higher-Level Personality Disorders
Benjamin McCommon, Julia F. Sowislo, and Eve Caligor

Index
About the Editor
 Steven K. Huprich, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy and CEO of Steven K. Huprich, PhD & Associates. He is past president of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, past editor of the Journal of Personality Assessment, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Huprich was awarded the 2013 Theodore Millon Award for Mid-Career Excellence in Personality Psychology by the American Psychological Association.Clinical. Clinicians, researchers, and graduate students working with and assessment of patients with personality disorders.