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Edited by John M. Oldham, Andrew E. Skodol, and Donna S. Bender. 708 pp. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Publishing, 2005. $85. ISBN 1-58562-159-5.

Personality disorders are enigmatic in psychiatry, and many of the key features of these illnesses also cause frustration in other branches of medicine. Recent studies have shown that personality disorders, especially the one seen most frequently in clinical settings — borderline personality disorder — are common (occurring in up to 12 percent of the general population), are associated with high levels of self-injury and suicide, and have a considerable, stressful effect on families. In many ways, the difficulties involved in understanding the fundamentals of personality disorders and the stigma associated with some of the symptoms have slowed research on these . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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