'The strength of Professor Paris's book is its eclecticism. It pulls together psychological, biological, and social theory to produce a biopsychosocial model for the aetiology of personality disorders.' Kwame McKenzie, British Medical Journal

• Introduction; 1. Overview; 2. Personality traits and personality disorders; 3. Biological factors; 4. Psychological factors; 5. Social factors: methods; 6. Social factors: mechanisms; 7. A biopsychosocial theory; 8. The odd cluster; 9. The impulsive cluster; 10. The anxious cluster; 11. Treatment; 12. Clinical practice; epilogue: summary and implications.

'The strength of Professor Paris's book is its eclecticism. It pulls together psychological, biological, and social theory to produce a biopsychosocial model for the aetiology of personality disorders.' Kwame McKenzie, British Medical Journal

• Introduction; 1. Overview; 2. Personality traits and personality disorders; 3. Biological factors; 4. Psychological factors; 5. Social factors: methods; 6. Social factors: mechanisms; 7. A biopsychosocial theory; 8. The odd cluster; 9. The impulsive cluster; 10. The anxious cluster; 11. Treatment; 12. Clinical practice; epilogue: summary and implications.

'The strength of Professor Paris's book is its eclecticism. It pulls together psychological, biological, and social theory to produce a biopsychosocial model for the aetiology of personality disorders.' Kwame McKenzie, British Medical Journal

• Introduction; 1. Overview; 2. Personality traits and personality disorders; 3. Biological factors; 4. Psychological factors; 5. Social factors: methods; 6. Social factors: mechanisms; 7. A biopsychosocial theory; 8. The odd cluster; 9. The impulsive cluster; 10. The anxious cluster; 11. Treatment; 12. Clinical practice; epilogue: summary and implications.