Books on Personality Disorders and Trauma
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James F. Masterson was a prominent American psychiatrist who helped inaugurate the study and treatment of personality disorders, especially narcissistic and borderline. He has written a few books on the subject. Search for the Real Self is for the layman and is available from Amazon.
Dr. Elinor Greenberg is a graduate and a former faculty member of the Masterson Institute, founded by James F. Masterson. Dr. Greenberg has written a very accessible book which describes the Narcissistic, Borderline and Shizoid Personality Disorders. Dr. Greenberg prefers the word adaptation to disorder.
Peter Levine has written several books concerning trauma and the effects on the body.
Bessel van der Volk has written a best selling book concerning how childhood memories of trauma are held in the body.
Sue Gerhardt has written about how parental figures affect a child’s brain and this is backed up with scientific evidence.
Janina Fisher writes about childhood trauma and dissociation.
