1. Conceptual Issues, W. John Livesley

2. Theoretical versus Inductive Approaches to Contemporary Personality Pathology, Roger D. Davis, Maria Cristina Samaco-Zamora, & Theodore Millon

3. Official Classification Systems, Thomas A. Widiger

4. Dimensional Approaches to Personality Disorder Classification, Shani Ofrat, Robert F. Krueger, & Lee Anna Clark

5. Cultural Aspects of Personality Disorder, Roger T. Mulder

II. Psychopathology

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

6. Identity, Carsten René Jørgensen

7. Attachment, Mentalizing, and the Self, Peter Fonagy & Patrick Luyten

8. Cognitive Structures and Processes in Personality Disorders, Arnoud Arntz & Jill Lobbestael

9. Taking Stock of Relationships among Personality Disorders and Other Forms of Psychopathology, Merav Silverman & Robert F. Krueger

III. Epidemiology, Course, and Onset

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

10. Epidemiology of Personality Disorders, Theresa A. Morgan & Mark Zimmerman

11. Understanding Stability and Change in the Personality Disorders: Methodological and Substantive Issues Underpinning Interpretive Challenges and the Road Ahead, Mark F. Lenzenweger, Michael N. Hallquist, & Aidan G. C. Wright

12. Personality Pathology and Disorder in Children and Youth, Andrew M. Chanen, Jennifer L. Tackett, & Katherine N. Thompson

IV. Etiology and Development

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

13. Genetics, Kerry L. Jang & Philip A. Vernon

14. Neurotransmitter Function in Personality Disorder, Jennifer R. Fanning & Emil F. Coccaro

15. Emotional Regulation and Emotional Processing, Paul H. Soloff

16. Neuropsychological Perspectives, Marianne Skovgaard Thomsen, Anthony C. Ruocco, Birgit Bork Mathiesen, & Erik Simonsen

17. Childhood Adversities and Personality Disorders, Joel Paris

18. Developmental Psychopathology, Rebecca L. Shiner & Timothy A. Allen

19. An Attachment Perspective on Callous and Unemotional Characteristics across Development, Roseann M. Larstone, Stephanie G. Craig, & Marlene M. Moretti

V. Diagnosis and Assessment

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

20. Empirically Validated Diagnostic and Assessment Methods, Lee Anna Clark, Jaime L. Shapiro, Elizabeth Daly, Emily N. Vanderbleek, Morgan R. Negrón, & Julie Harrison

21. Clinical Assessment, John F. Clarkin, W. John Livesley, & Kevin B. Meehan

22. Using Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy to Select Effective Interventions for Comorbid Treatment-Resistant, Personality-Disordered Individuals, Lorna Smith Benjamin, Kenneth L. Critchfield, Christie Pugh Karpiak, Tracey Leone Smith, & Robert Mestel

VI. Specific Patterns

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

23. Clinical Features of Borderline Personality Disorder, Joel Paris

24. Theoretical Perspectives on Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder, Christopher J. Patrick & Sarah J. Brislin

25. Clinical Aspects of Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy, Lacy A. Olson-Ayala & Christopher J. Patrick

26. Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder and Component Personality Traits, Anthony Pinto, Emily Ansell, Michael G. Wheaton, Robert F. Krueger, Leslie Morey, Andrew E. Skodol, & Lee Anna Clark

VII. Empirically Based Treatments

- Introduction, W. John Livesley & Roseann Larstone

27. Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Anthony Ryle & Stephen Kellett

28. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Kate M. Davidson

29. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Clive J. Robins, Noga Zerubavel, André M. Ivanoff, & Marsha M. Linehan

30. Mentalization-Based Treatment, Anthony W. Bateman, Peter Fonagy, & Chloe Campbell

31. Schema Therapy, David P. Bernstein & Maartje Clercx

32. Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, John F. Clarkin, Nicole Cain, Mark F. Lenzenweger, & Kenneth N. Levy

33. Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving, Nancee Blum, Donald W. Black, & Don St. John

34. Psychoeducation for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Maria Elena Ridolfi & John G. Gunderson

35. Pharmacotherapy, Paul Markovitz

36. A Treatment Framework for Violent Offenders with Psychopathic Traits, Stephen C. P. Wong

37. Integrated Modular Treatment, W. John Livesley