BookDanilo Garcia, Trevor Archer, Richard M. Kostrzewa, editors.
Summary: Brain disorders (neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and affective disorders) can be investigated, treated, and prevented using person-centered methods. Because researchers have not reached a clear consensus on whether or not personality is stable or changeable, it has been difficult to outline how to use these methods in the care of people with brain disorders. Thus, the first part aims to identify the ways in which brain disorders and personality are linked. The second part explores different person-centered approaches that can be incorporated in a healthcare or education setting to help people with various brain disorders and to promote physical, mental and social health. The third part focuses on challenges and new venues.
Contents:
Part 1 Chapter 1
Personality and the Brain
Chapter 2
Personality Stability and Change in Alzheimer's Disease and Major Depressive Disorder
Chapter 3
Affect, Stress, and Neurodegenerative Onslaughts
Chapter 4
Aspects of Personality Traits and Changes in Different Stages of Dementia Disorders
Chapter 5
The Study of Personality Traits in the Blekinge part of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC-B)
Chapter 6
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Temperament, and Character
Part 2 Chapter 7
Person-Centered Approaches
Chapter 8
A Case Study in Sweden: The Need of Person-Centered Methods in the Care of Dementia Patients with Severe Aggressive Behavior
Chapter 9
Life Narratives and Elderly Care
Chapter 10
Acting as a Person-Centered Approach: Theater for the Elderly
Chapter 11
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: a personalized approach
Chapter 12
Person-Centered Schools
Chapter 13
Integrating healthy personality development and educational practices: The case of student engagement with school
PART 3 Chapter 14
Current Directions in Psychiatric Classification: From the DSM to RDoC
Chapter 15
The Future of Person-Centered Care Services: Scientific, Measurement, and Practical Advancements in Personality and Brain Disorders.