YEAR	PERSONALITY DISORDERS	AUTHOR	SOURCE	SELECTION	ABSTRACT
no date	Management and treatment of aggressive inpatient inmates with borderline and related personality disorders	Donna Veraldi PhD	psychology tape	10039	no abstract
no date	Accusations of sexual abuse by spouses in disrupted custody cases and evidence of personality disorder in accusers	Hollida Wakefield MA Ralph Underwager PhD	psychology tape	1748	no abstract
2008	Personality and anxiety disorders, such as panic attacks, from neurotoxicity	Raymond Singer PhD	psychology CD	10673	Neurotoxicity from substances such as solvents, pesticides, and mold can damage the nervous system in unpredictable ways. There are no impregnable boundaries that prevent toxics from going anywhere in the brain, wreaking havoc on any brain structure or brain processes in their path, and ineluctably affecting neuropsychological function. Patients who present with an anxiety or personality disorder may be accused of long-standing mental health disorders that obviate and confound a diagnosis of neurotoxicity, resulting in an incomplete diagnosis and iatrogenic frustration and despair. In this talk, the author will present several cases of anxiety/panic disorders and personality changes documented from neurotoxicity.
2008	Personality disorder conceptualization in serial murder-a methodological critique and proposal	Margaret-Ann Keaton PsyD	psychiatry journal	8100	Literature on conceptualization of personality disorders in serial murderers is reviewed to investigate the historical assumption that most serial murderers are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. First, various methodological issues relevant to research in this area are reviewed. Second, 13 studies related to personality disorder conceptualization in this population are reviewed and summarized. Third, the methodology and reporting practices are critiqued. Finally, a standard protocol for future personality research with this population is proposed. In conclusion, although the psychological diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder may be frequent within this population, it is not necessarily the best fit. More scientifically rigorous research by independent examiners assessing personality functioning and reporting empirical findings is needed. Although the phenomenon of serial murder (SM) appears to suggest mental illness, the vast majority of serial murderers are not psychotic. The literature suggests that the majority of serial murderers are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (APD), most notably psychopathy. Although there are many different findings about the severity of SM in the United States, reports of 5,000 to 6,000 annual victims is enough to warrant concern. Serious empirical inquiry into serial murder is less than two decades old and clinicians still do not have a clear clinical understanding of the phenomenon . Furthermore, the relatively recent arguments against the conceptualization of antisocial personality disorder (APD) in serial murderers warrant further investigation. One argument is that while it is accepted that serial murderers share many similar behaviors, there is no empirical evidence that they represent a distinct psychological entity. Another argument is that, just because SM behavior is antisocial, it does not necessarily mean the individual meets criteria for APD (10). In either event, in order for clinicians to gain a clear scientific understanding of this population we must gather and report comparable data through replicable methods.
2007	Personality and Somatoform Disorders in Forensics and Claims for Disability	Les Kertay, PhD	psychology CD	10360	Incidence estimates show that 10-15% of the population meets criteria for one or more personality disorders and that somatoform disorders are of relatively high frequency in those with nonspecific medical complaints. The presenters contend that significant features of personality disorder impact even more adults seen in clinical practice than incidence estimates suggest, that there is a blurred line between personality and somatoform disorders, and that both are common in those who claim long-term disability with psychiatric features.
2007	The Relationship Between a Psychopathic Personality and Violence in Schizophrenics	Helene Wallach PhD Rami Mairaz MD	psychiatry journal	7039	This study was undertaken to explore the major contribution of psychopathy to the level of violence among hospitalized schizophrenics. A secondary aim was to examine the differences among court referred and self or psychiatric referred schizophrenics. Fifty-two schizophrenic patients hospitalized through the court and forty-eight through psychiatric or self referral participated in this study. Psychopathy was rated using the Hare psychopathy checklist (PCL-SV). Ratings of violence were severity of last offense committed using Wolfgang et al.'s offense severity scale. Demographic and clinical variables were taken from the patients' files. As expected, level of psychopathy correlated with level of violence, as well as differentiating between court referred and psychiatric or self referred schizophrenics. These results point to the importance of considering psychopathy scores as major risk factors for violence among schizophrenics. In addition, the two groups (court referred versus self/psychiatric referral) appear to be fundamentally different, as suggested by psychopathy scores.
2006	Dimensions of pathological lying in individuals with antisocial personality disorder	Willem Martens MD, PhD	psychiatry journal	7056	no abstract
2005	A new multidimensional model of antisocial personality disorder	Willem Martens MD, PhD	psychiatry journal	7066	Extreme political (left and right wing) and religious (fundamentalists, new religions) attitudes, which can be observed in terrorists, are sometimes linked to ASPD. Some of these political and/or religious extremists sacrifice their lives (for example, Muslim suicide bombers) for a holy cause, while they are insensitive and indifferent to the suffering of others as a consequence of their actions. In fact, such terrorists are violent true-believers whose attitude is based on specific political and religious ideas, information which is the result of indoctrination.
2004	Cluster B personality disorders: the film noir femme fatale	Scott Snyder MD	psychiatry tapes	3112	Attendees will learn how the film noir femme fatale, with her attendant DSM-IV Cluster B psychopathology, was at once a creation of the 1940s and a reflection of profound shifts in the role of American women of that era. Scott Snyder, M.D., Private Practice, Athens, GA; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Dr. Snyder has published and presented extensively on the effects of visual media on personality development, particularly DSM-IV-TR Cluster B psychopathology.
2003	Disability and personality disorders: treatment and legal complications	Marshall Cherkas MD, PhD	psychiatry tapes	3000	Personality disorders in relation to disability, ideal and practical guidelines for ultimate needs in treating the worker, and the legal implications in compensation will be addressed. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of personality disorders in relation to the work force and the complexity of laws regarding treatment and compensation issues.
2003	Forensic psychiatric issues related to borderline personality	Richard May MD	psychiatry tapes	10238	no abstract
2002	Voluntariness of a confession: effects of prior trauma and victimization, ethanol withdrawal and passive-dependent personality traits	Michael J Perrotti PhD	psychology tape	2043	This presentation will assist the audience with difficult analysis of criminal matters involving a defendant s preexisting personality pathology and prior trauma that interfere with his ability to execute a knowing and intelligent waiver of his constitutional rights and to produce a confession consistent with the legal concept of voluntariness. A case presentation will be given wherein the police submitted a statement in which they stipulated to making false threats and false statements concerning evidence to a defendant charged with attempted murder. A historical analysis of antecedent factors to a confession by the defendant including prior victimization experience and how this trauma was triggered by coercive techniques by law enforcement will be conducted. Attendees will gain an understanding of the concepts of knowing and intelligent waiver of rights and voluntariness of a confession; they will learn a forensic analytic approach to evaluating voluntariness of statements given to the police.
2002	Crime type and specific personality indicia - Cloninger s TCI Impulsivity, empathy and attachment subscales in non-violent and sexual offenders	David Nussbaum PhD	psychology journal	5418	The present study investigated personality differences in violent, non-violent and sexual offenders incarcerated at a medium security federal penitentiary. The Temperament and Character Inventory was administered to 185 male inmates specifically to obtain, among other data, personality measures of impulsiveness, attachment, and empathy. Criminal records were reviewed and crime type was assigned according to offense history. Age at first offense was also examined. Violent offenders were found to be more impulsive and less empathic than nonviolent offenders. Sexual offenders were found to be less impulsive, more empathic, more attached, and to have a later age of onset than all other offenders. Identifying variables associated with different types of criminal behavior may have important implications for treatment.
2000	Psychiatric testimony on character, inconsistent personality evidence in criminal cases	Ralph Slovenko JD, PhD	psychiatry tapes	1010	Evidence of the character of the accused almost always has some value as circumstantial evidence as to how the individual acted (and perhaps with what state of mind) in the matter in question. The use of expert psychiatric testimony to establish an "inconsistent personality defense" is controversial. Various cases involving character evidence are discussed. Participants will learn the scope of the use of character evidence.
2000	Compensable disability-the role of stress, personality and somatoform disorder	Keath Pearce MD	psychiatry tapes	1121	Up to 75 percent of individuals injured in compensable accidents fail to return to gainful employment two years after legal settlement. The view that most patients become symptom free and resume work shortly following settlement of their claims is not supported.
2000	Yochelson and Samenow's The Criminal Personality and Walters' The Criminal Lifestyle	William Marek PhD	psychology tape	1108	In their own way, each of these works represent the pinnacle of thought regarding the origin, nature, and treatment of criminals. Both theories are designed to provide practical guidelines in conceptualizing and treating criminals. This presentation will compare and contrast these two similar, yet disparate, viewpoints and treatment modalities. Effective treatment of criminals comes only from a clear understanding of their true nature.
2000	Borderline personality dynamics, fetishism, burglary in adolescence	Joseph McCann PsyD, JD	psychology journal	2124	The sexual dynamics of certain criminal offenses often go unrecognized. However, sexually motivated crimes, such as fetishistic burglaries, are generally conceptualized as serious offenses that may lead to more aggressive or violent acting-out. This article presents a case of fetishistic burglary in an adolescent with borderline personality dynamics. The clinical and forensic assessment of sexually motivated burglaries, particularly those that occur in adolescence, should include a careful analysis of the personality disturbances in the offender. Comorbid features, such as criminal history, and the presence of other mental or personality disorders, are critical factors to consider when assessing whether or not a particular offender with a fetish is likely to become violent or aggressive. In addition, assessment of the offender s psychological functioning and personality dynamics is an important component of treatment planning.
1999	Bray Personality Experience Inventory to evaluate offenders	Dr. Giorgio Ilacqua	psychology tape	1148	The Bray Personality Experience Inventory is used in the collection of background and historical information relevant in the assessment of forensic clients. The BPEI targets seven major areas of relevance in the forensic assessment (adjustment, involvement with the law, health, substance abuse, attitudes, discipline and anger, sexual experiences) and provides for the systematic collection of information relevant to the client s family, relationships, work history and past criminal involvement. Participants will become familiar with the basic inventory and learn about the theoretical base of the BPEI and the useful application of the instrument in assessing forensic clients.
1999	Effects of visual media (particularly motion pictures) on behavior and personality	Scott Snyder MD	psychiatry tapes	1224	This presentation will review the last thirty-five years of research relating to the effects of visual media on behavior and personality formation. The association between media violence, aggressive behavior and antisocial personality will be reviewed and movies with particular social and historical import discussed. The way in which a specific visual media genre, the soap opera, may cultivate erroneous beliefs about social reality and foster antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic character pathology will be examined. Noteworthy cases in media law directed toward the issue of the relationship between visual media and behavior are cited. Participants will learn how visual media, especially motion pictures, can impact human behavior and personality.
1999	Legal dilemmas posed by the multiple personality disorder	Ralph Slovenko JD, PhD	psychiatry tapes	1180	The Multiple Personality Disorder poses complex legal problems. The courts are asked (by some) to consider "alter personalities" as separate legal entities. How should the courts deal with issues of criminal responsibility and civil competency? A recent Michigan case is discussed.
1998	Phenomenology of the right wing personality	Basil Jackson MD, JD, PhD, ThD	psychiatry tapes	1099	There is no such thing as a personality which is unique to individuals who drift toward "right wing" types of causes and activities; however, certain characteristics of behavior, lifestyle and personality appear to be consistent. Such individuals are almost destined to receive the attention of a forensic psychiatrist at some time in their lives. The speaker will postulate a dynamic understanding of some of the personality styles described.
1998	Personality profile comparison of intimate and stranger violent convicts	Marc Nesca PhD	psychology journal	1110	This study was designed to investigate personality differences between two groups of federal inmates: One group (group IA) was composed of individuals incarcerated for assaulting an intimate, the other (group SA) was composed of individuals incarcerated for assaulting a stranger. A control group (group CO) composed of nonviolent offenders was also included. Potential participants were identified by reviewing all inmate files at a Canadian federal penitentiary. Ultimately 119 male inmates participated and contributed a mix of archival and directly collected data regarding basic personality processes, interpersonal style, and criminal history. The resulting pattern of data revealed that intimate-violent subjects were more depressed and reported a higher number of suicide attempts than stranger-violent subjects. Aside from these differences, the target groups produced very similar profiles, with most differences emerging in comparison to the control group. These results are discussed with reference to the extant literature and the need to explore alternative research paradigms.
1997	Serial sociopaths-soap opera portrayals of personality disorders	Scott Snyder MD	psychiatry journal	5285	Objective: The author sought to determine the prevalence of personality traits and disorders in characters portrayed in American television soap operas. The television prevalence of personality disorders was compared to results from epidemiologic studies. The correlation between the popularity of the soap operas and character pathology in their major players was measured. Comorbidity of serial personality disorders was also explored. Method: The three most popular, two least popular, and one midrange popular soap operas based on Nielson Ratings were studied over a four-month span. The protagonists from six daytime serials were examined. Characters were rated for the presence of DSM-III-R criteria for Axis II personality disorders and traits. Demographic variables of gender, age, race, marital status, and social class were measured in each actor. Results: None of the serial protagonists had a personality disorder other than the antisocial, borderline, histrionic, or narcissistic types (known as Cluster B personality disorders). The presence of Axis I disorders was very low. The combined prevalence of Cluster B personality disorders was associated with being female and young. There was a significant association between female gender and the borderline and histrionic personality disorders. Each of the Cluster B personality disorders was much more prevalent in the soap operas than in the real world. There was a significant correlation between the prevalence of antisocial personality disorder/traits and the popularity of the soap opera. Comorbidity of the personality disorders was generally higher compared to real world epidemiologic studies. Conclusions: Content analysis of these soap operas revealed a vast overrepresentation of character pathology. This distorted perception of personality disorders and traits may have an insidious effect on the viewing audience, especially in light of previous research in this
1996	Therapeutic influence in Multiple Personality Disorder and recovered memory	Ralph Underwager PhD	psychiatry tapes	1477	The psychologist's and psychiatrist's role in the creation of multiple personality disorder and in the recovery of alleged "repressed" memories of childhood sexual abuse will be described and then illustrated with actual case examples. The research and controversies surrounding the multiple personality disorder diagnosis and the concepts of repression, dissociation, and recovered memory techniques will be summarized. Participants will learn how the psychologist or psychiatrist can inadvertently teach and encourage a patient to develop multiple personality alters and recover memories of sexual abuse that are likely to be false.
1996	The exculpatory power of personality disorders in criminal law	Emily Fallis, PhD	psychology tape	9034	The mental state of a defendant is relevant to every legal act, every phase of trial, and the crime itself. Etiological and theoretical considerations with regard to personality disorders are critical in determining their exculpatory power in criminal law. The position that individuals with personality disorders can choose, for instance, whether or not to commit a crime must be examined in light of evidence which highlights the immutable nature of such disorders. Participants will be able to describe the exculpatory utility of Axis II diagnoses in criminal proceedings
1996	Psychopathology and personality disorders in adolescent sex offenders	Jon Shaw MD	psychiatry journal	1174	There has been a dramatic rise in sexual aggressive crimes perpetrated by adolescents. A survey of high school students revealed that one out of five had been involved in forced sex and that 60 percent of the boys found it acceptable in one or more situations for a boy to force sex on a girl.
1996	Assessment of specific deception strategies used by personality inventory respondents	Richard Lanyon PhD	psychology journal	2118	Detection of deliberate deception during assessments by psychologists and other health care professionals is a problem of long-standing interest and importance, particularly in situations where there is a potential advantage to be gained by the respondent, such as in child custody, personal injury, criminal defense, and other court-related settings. Presented are five cases, each of which involved significant questions of response honesty versus deception.
1994	Personality traits and hormone levels in male wife-beaters and victims of violence	Bo Bergman MD	psychiatry journal	6049	Mr. K, born in Sweden in 1951, was prosecuted for having abused his cohabiting partner, Ms. C, sometime between September 20 and 23, 1989 in the couple's apartment in central Stockholm. According to the attorney, Mr. K had pushed and kicked Ms. C on several occasions, used a knife to make superficial cuts on her left breast and a cigarette to burn her skin. She had also received three crush injuries to the head, which rendered her unconscious. In a second case, Mr. L was born in Sweden in 1958. He was prosecuted for having abused his cohabiting partner, Ms. M, on March 3, 1989, by slapping her in the face, using strangle holds on her, pummeling her with his fists and kicking her in the stomach. She had bruises and wounds on her face and elsewhere on her body. Eighteen wife-beaters were compared with a group of male victims of violence with respect to personality profile and levels of sex hormones.
1993	Multiple Personality Disorder- a forensic psychiatric hospital	Edwin deBroize, PhD	psychology tape	1395	Multiple Personality Disorder is a controversial diagnosis and the rate of occurrence in the population is unclear. It has been reported that up to nine out of ten patients with this diagnosis are women. Some researchers have hypothesized that males with this disorder are likely to be found in the prisons. This study finds a prevalence rate of about 18% among hospitalized forensic patients. The implications of such a high prevalence of MPD among male forensic patients are enormous in terms of diagnosis and treatment of these patients, as well as possible legal ramifications for individual patients.
1992	Cognitive psychology and the criminal personality	William Marek PhD	psychology tape	1946	Few social problems are more important and more enduring than that of violent crime. Speaker reviews a treatment modality, using cognitive psychology as an instrument.
1991	Credibility of victims diagnosed as multiple personality- a case study	Joann Ondrovik PhDJoann Ondrovik PhD	psychology journal	5189	Mental health professionals themselves are in great debate over the existence and extent of dissociative disorders and multiple personality. Juries find these diagnoses especially difficult to understand and accept. Forensic mental health experts who testify in court are cautioned not to speak in absolute terms regarding the impact of the dissociative disorders, or, indeed, of any emotional disorders beyond the specific individual being assessed.
1991	Borderline and related personality disorders: management and treatment issues	Donna Veraldi PhD	psychology journal	5292	no abstract
1990	Multiple personality disorder - competency and the insanity defense	Joann Ondrovik, PhD	psychology tape	1766	The mental health profession itself has only recently rediscovered Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), after a virtual century of rejection and misdiagnosis. The literature is replete with discussions of the rarity of MPD, the difficulty in diagnosing MPD and the recent resurgence of the MPD diagnosis. The absence of specific valid testing with established credibility and reliability places the criteria for diagnosis in the category of subjective. When the most current data available suggests that as high as 89 percent of MPD patients are not aware of the disorder upon clinical presentation, a strained legal argument can be made that MPD is iatrogenically created 89 percent of the time.
1990	Multiple personality disorder - competency and the insanity defense	Joann Ondrovik PhD, David Hamilton JD, PhD	psychiatry journal	5187	The mental health profession itself has only recently rediscovered Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), after a virtual century of rejection and misdiagnosis. The literature is replete with discussions of the rarity of MPD, the difficulty in diagnosing MPD and the recent resurgence of the MPD diagnosis. The absence of specific valid testing with established credibility and reliability places the criteria for diagnosis in the category of subjective. When the most current data available suggests that as high as 89 percent of MPD patients are not aware of the disorder upon clinical presentation, a strained legal argument can be made that MPD is iatrogenically created 89 percent of the time.
1990	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to antisocial personality disorder	Lewis Bloomingdale MD	psychiatry journal	6019	no abstract
1989	Females incarcerated for assaultive crimes- personality and demographic variables	Glenace Edwall PhD	psychology journal	5067	Files of 53 female inmates were investigated in order to help delineate differences between those offenders who assault significant others vs. those who assault relative strangers. Implications for treatment, based on these findings, are discussed.
1988	Borderline personality and the crime of fraud among women	Dr. Peggy R. Koopman	psychiatry tapes	1829	Dr. Koopman develops a working theory about the dynamic between the presence of a borderline personality and the commission of the specific crime of fraud among women. Why crime is the overt behavior and why this particular crime are questions that are explored. Clinical examples of patients assessed and treated who exhibit this pattern, include a group of five women who identified themselves as "the fraud squad."
1987	Psychopathic personality disorder- review and diagnosis as a predictive tool	Robert Pos MD	psychiatry tapes	10208	Review of the psychopathic personality, stressing Cleckley's role and relating it to DSM's antisocial personality disorder and the ICD's sociopathic personality disorder and Millon's view.