Personality Disorders: A Short History of Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, and Other Types

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Allan V. Horwitz (Dean of Social and Behavioral Science, Rutgers University)

Personality Disorders

A Short History of Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, and Other Types

Allan V. Horwitz (Dean of Social and Behavioral Science, Rutgers University)

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Johns Hopkins University Press
28 March 2023

Psychology; History of medicine

The fascinating and controversial history of personality disorders.

The concept of personality disorders rose to prominence in the early twentieth century and has consistently caused controversy among psychiatrists, psychologists, and social scientists. In Personality Disorders, Allan V. Horwitz traces the evolution of defining these disorders and the historical dilemmas of attempting to mold them into traditional medical conceptions of disorder.

Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, as a guide, Horwitz explores the group of conditions that make up personality disorders and considers when they have been tied to or separated from other types of mental illnesses. He also examines how these disorders have often entailed negative moral and cultural evaluations more focused on perceived social deviance than on actual medical conditions.

Deep conflicts exist in a variety of disciplines in determining the nature of these disorders. During the twentieth century, a particularly sharp division arose between researchers who study personality disorders and the clinicians who treat them. Because researchers strive to develop general laws and clinicians attempt to understand individuals' specific problems, their values, methods, and goals often conflict. Synthesizing historical and contemporary scholarship, Horwitz examines controversies over the definitions and diagnoses of personality disorders and how the perception of these illnesses has changed over time.

By: Allan V. Horwitz (Dean of Social and Behavioral Science Rutgers University)
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 599g
ISBN: 9781421446103
ISBN 10: 1421446103
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Issues 2. Personality Disorders Emerge 3. Personality Becomes Social 4. Personality Flourishes 5. Personality Disorders in the DSM-III 6. Personality Contentions in the DSM-5 7. Mental Disorders or Problems in Living? References Notes Index

Allan V. Horwitz (PRINCETON, NJ) is a Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers University. He is the author of DSM: A History of Psychiatry's Bible, PTSD: A Short History, Anxiety: A Short History, and Creating Mental Illness.