Understanding Personality Disorders: An Introduction

Duane L. Dobbert

ISBN 10: 0275989607 / ISBN 13: 9780275989606

Published by Praeger (UK), 2007

About this Item

A guide for personality disordered men and women and those who live or work around them, this work aims to empower people to identify personality disorders, to do what can be done to ease the disorder and, if that effort fails, to extract themselves from relationships to protect their own emotional well-being. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Personality Disorders: An Introduction
• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275989607
• ISBN 13: 9780275989606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Personality-disordered people are not uncommon in our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, or even our homes. They include people who are persistently paranoid, obsessive-compulsive, antisocial, or overly dependent. Most of them do not realize the hardships they create for themselves and their families. This book is an introductory guide for those who live and work around personality- disordered people, and for general readers seeking illustrations of the disorders.

Dobbert illustrates warning signs that can be missed and walks readers through scenarios that are common with personality-disordered people. He explains how such maladies might develop, and most important, how they can be successfully addressed.

About the Author

Duane L. Dobbert, Ph.D, is a 40-year veteran of the Criminal Justice profession; serving in clinical, administrative, expert witness, educational, research, publishing, and consulting capacities. He is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners International and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties. His 2004 book, Halting the Sexual Predators Among Us has received national and international recognition and is the clinical perspective utilized in CARTs (Child Abduction Response Team) in the United States and the Florida School Bus Driver training initiative; School Bus Drivers: The 1st line of Defense against Sexual Predators. Dr. Dobbert is also the author of Psychopathy, Perversion, and Lust Homicide. Dr. Dobbert is Professor and Coordinator of Criminal Forensic Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft, Myers, Florida.