Psychosis and Personality Disorders

Intended for clinical psychiatrists and other practitioners interested in mental health, this book helps them to manage the challenges of the diagnostic uncertainty in first-episode psychosis and timely interventions, since the earlier diagnosis is confirmed, the sooner multidisciplinary treatment can be implemented and plans for psychoeducation, and relapse prevention drawn up.

Chapter 1) Trajectories toward bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in FEP and high-risk mental state. - Chapter 2) New strategies to improve cognitive symptom domain in the treatment of schizophrenia. - Chapter 3) Psychotic disorders and substance abuse comorbidity: characteristics and treatment. - Chapter 4) Recovery from psychosis: definition, paradoxes, and clinical implications. - Chapter 5) Cluster A personality disorders and potential for early intervention in psychosis: challenges and opportunities. - Chapter 6) Risk factors of early onset of borderline personality disorder: a conceptual model. - Chapter 7) Clinical evaluation and intervention of emerging psychosis: a mentalization-informed perspective. - Chapter 8) Personality disorders and suicidality.