Personality and Brain Disorders

Brain disorders (neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and affective disorders) can be investigated, treated, and prevented using person-centered methods. Because researchers have not reached a clear consensus on whether or not personality is stable or changeable, it has been difficult to outline how to use these methods in the care of people with brain disorders. Thus, the first part aims to identify the ways in which brain disorders and personality are linked. The second part explores different person-centered approaches that can be incorporated in a healthcare or education setting to help people with various brain disorders and to promote physical, mental and social health. The third part focuses on challenges and new venues.

Part 1 Chapter 1 – Personality and the Brain.- Chapter 2 – Personality Stability and Change in Alzheimer's Disease and Major Depressive Disorder.- Chapter 3 – Affect, Stress, and Neurodegenerative Onslaughts.- Chapter 4 – Aspects of Personality Traits and Changes in Different Stages of Dementia Disorders.- Chapter 5 – The Study of Personality Traits in the Blekinge part of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC-B).- Chapter 6 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Temperament, and Character.- Part 2 Chapter 7 – Person-Centered Approaches.- Chapter 8 – A Case Study in Sweden: The Need of Person-Centered Methods in the Care of Dementia Patients with Severe Aggressive Behavior.- Chapter 9 – Life Narratives and Elderly Care.- Chapter 10 – Acting as a Person-Centered Approach: Theater for the Elderly.- Chapter 11 – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: a personalized approach.- Chapter 12 – Person-Centered Schools.- Chapter 13 – Integrating healthy personality development and educational practices: The case of student engagement with school.- PART 3 Chapter 14 – Current Directions in Psychiatric Classification: From theDSM to RDoC.- Chapter 15 – The Future of Person-Centered Care Services: Scientific, Measurement, and Practical Advancements in Personality and Brain Disorders.