1st Edition

Clinical Implications of Personality for Mental Health Practice

By Joel Paris Copyright 2026
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Clinical Implications of Personality for Mental Health Practice explores the importance of personality traits that shape all forms of psychopathology seen by mental health clinicians. Patients in mental health settings can have problematic personality traits or a diagnosable mental disorder or personality disorder, many of which do not respond to standard treatment. The author argues that... Read more

Chapter 1: What is Personality? 

Chapter 2:  Personality Over the Life Course 

Chapter 3: Personality Assessment 

Chapter 4: Genetics, Neuroscience, and Personality 

Chapter 5: Life Experiences, Personality, and Resilience 

Chapter 6: A Biopsychosocial Model of Personality 

Chapter 7: Personality and Mental Disorders 

Chapter 8: Personality and Personality Disorders 

Chapter 9: Personality and Psychotherapy 

Chapter 10: Access to Psychotherapy 

 

 

Biography

Joel Paris is emeritus professor of psychiatry and a former department chair at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. His main research interest is borderline personality disorder, and he is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles, over 50 book chapters, and more than 20 books.