Current Challenges and Developments in Personality Disorders: New Theories and Models, Testing and Psychosocial Interventions in Special Settings

Dear Colleagues,

Personality and personality disorders have always been central concepts in psychology and psychiatry, the understanding of which has developed considerably over the last 150 years. The current WHO ICD-11 classification system represents an almost radical development in that it is largely based on (maladaptive) dimensional personality traits. The prototype approach, which has existed for decades and is strongly influenced by psychiatry, is now only implemented in borderline personality. Accordingly, the ICD-11 goes one step further in terms of change than the alternative personality model of the DSM5.

In the course of these developments, we want to provide space in this Special Issue for new theoretical and empirical personality models and personality disorder concepts. In addition, the first psychological tests for the assessment of personality disorder traits according to the ICD-11 have already been presented. In particular, questions arise as to how, for example, dissocial, narcissistic, histrionic or psychopathic personality traits can be reflected in the ICD-11 model. The effects of these developments on psychotherapeutic practice and psychosocial interventions are also of interest. Of course, manuscripts do not only have to deal with the ICD-11, but may also focus on competing or alternative personality models. Special attention will be given to specific settings (e.g., prison, sexual and violent offender treatment, recidivism prognosis, forensic and psychiatric institutions, aftercare outpatient clinics, etc.).

We therefore welcome creative and new (critical and systematic reviews, qualitative and quantitative) research works on the above-mentioned topics.

Prof. Dr. Denis Köhler
Prof. Dr. Janet Kursawe
Guest Editors

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• personality traits
• personality disorders ICD-11 and DSM5
• borderline personality disorder
• antisocial disorder
• psychopathy
• treatment of personality disorders
• assessment of personality (disorders)