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Section 1: Personality disorder

(1.1) A definition of personality disorder

(1.2) A definition of personality disorder

(1.3) Reflection

(1.4) Common features

(1.5) Prevalence

(1.6) Section 1: Recap I

(1.7) Research – community sample 1

(1.8) Research – community sample 2

(1.9) Research – out-patients sample

(1.10) Research – in-patients sample

(1.11) Research – general practice sample

(1.12) Research – parasuicide sample

(1.13) Section 1: Recap II

(1.14) Section 1: Recap II answers

(1.15) Section 1: Summary

Section 2: Assessment

(2.1) Section 2: Assessment

(2.2) Why assess?

(2.3) Reasons to assess

(2.4) Possible indicators of personality disorder

(2.5) Section 2: Recap I

(2.6) Problems of diagnosis

(2.7) View of self

(2.8) Diagnostic thresholds

(2.9) Section 2: Recap II

(2.10) Emphasis on socially desirable traits

(2.11) Rater bias

(2.12) Categoric labels

(2.13) Section 2: Recap III

(2.14) Section 2: Summary

Section 3: Assessment techniques

(3.1) Assessment techniques

(3.2) Interviews

(3.3) Conducting the interview

(3.4) Interview tips

(3.5) Section 3: Recap I

(3.6) Case notes

(3.7) Observation

(3.8) Questionnaires

(3.9) Section 3: Recap II

(3.10) The LEAD technique

(3.11) Section 3: Recap III

(3.12) Section 3: Summary

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