For psychotherapists, researchers, and graduate students, Magnavita, a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and author, compiles 10 chapters on the evidence-based treatment of personality disorders. Psychopathologists and psychotherapists from the US and Canada address a variety of treatment approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy, psychodynamic theory, interpersonal theory, relational theory, couples and family systems theory, integrative theory, and the unified approach, with a theoretical framework, methods, and clinical examples presented in each chapter. Others consider assessment and instrumentation, evidence-based practice, and treatment planning and formatting. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)