Personality Disorders and Older Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment

by Daniel L. Segal, Frederick L. Coolidge, Erlene Rosowsky

The older adult population is booming in the United State and across the globe. With this boom comes an increase in the number of older adults who experience psychological disorders. Current estimates suggest that about 20% of older persons are diagnosable with a mental Personality disorders are among the most poorly understood, challenging, and frustrating of these disorders among older adults. This book is designed to provide scholarly and scientifically-based guidance about the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders to health professionals, mental health professionals, and senior service professionals who encounter personality-disordered or "difficult" older adults.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Paul Morris]

Rather old school. Stuck in the categorical model with only minimal recognition of the importance of trauma in PD. Some useful reflections on the poor fit of PD descriptors for older adults and the challenge of reliable and valid assessment.