Personality Disorders and Culture: Clinical and Conceptual Interactions

by Renato D. Alarcón, Mark Vakkur, Renato D. Alarcón

What role do cultures play in the development Can behavior that is normative in one culture be mistaken for a personality disorder in another? Can an entire culture be said to suffer from a personality disorder? Personality Disorders and Culture explores these questions and many more. It reviews the worldwide literature on the subject and covers all aspects of the links between culture and personality disorder. Stressing the importance of cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471149640
• ISBN13: 9780471149644
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"