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This chapter describes the links between personality disorder and criminality; it will explore the treatability debate and provide an outline of the treatments available for personality disordered offenders. In addition, the chapter will provide an examination of the methods of assessment of personality disorder, comparing a self-report method and a semi-structured clinical interview.
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© 2014 Jennifer Brown, Sarah Miller, Sara Northey and Darragh O’Neill
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Brown, J., Miller, S., Northey, S., O’Neill, D. (2014). Personality Disorder. In: What Works in Therapeutic Prisons. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137306210_5
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