Personality Disorders
A Short History of Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, and Other Types
$84.15
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2023
Summary
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421446103 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421446103 |
| Author: | Allan V. Horwitz |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Allan V. Horwitz
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.
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