Personality and Brain Disorders Associations and Interventions

Introduction: Personality, Neurodevelopmental, Neurodegenerative, and Affective Disorders

Danilo Garcia1, Trevor Archer1, and Richard M. Kostrzewa2 (Confirmed)

1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

2Department of Pharmacology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenessee, USA

Chapter 1 – Personality and the Brain

Danilo Garcia1, Nigel Lester1, 2, Kevin Cloninger1, and C. Robert Cloninger2 (Confirmed)

1Anthropedia Foundation, Missouri, USA

2Department of Psychiatry, Center for Well-Being, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Chapter 2 – Personality Stability and Change in Brain Disorders

Ada H. Zohar1 (Confirmed)

1Department of Psychology, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel

Chapter 3

Trevor Archer1 (Confirmed)

1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Chapter 4 – Personality Traits Preceding Dementia Diagnosis

Boo Johansson1 (Unconfirmed)

1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Chapter 5 – The Study of Personality Traits in the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care

Mikael Rennemark1 and Johan Sanmartin Berglund2 (Confirmed)

1Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

2Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

Chapter 6 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Temperament, and Character

Thomas Nilsson1 and Henrik Anckarsäter1 (Confirmed)

1Center for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

             

Chapter 7 – Person-Centered Approaches

Kevin Cloninger1, Nigel Lester1, 2, C. Robert Cloninger2 and Danilo Garcia1 (Confirmed)

1Anthropedia Foundation, Missouri, USA

2Department of Psychiatry, Center for Well-Being, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Chapter 8 – A Case Study in Sweden: The Need of Person-Centered Methods in Dementia Patients with Aggressive Behavior

Ulrika Harris1, Carina Ström1, and Cecilia Fagerström1 (Confirmed)

1Blekinge Center for Competence, Blekinge County Council, Karlskrona, Sweden

Chapter 9 – Life Narratives and Elderly Care

Mats Wenstig1, Lasse Bourelius2 and Danilo Garcia1 (Confirmed)

1Blekinge Center for Competence, Blekinge County Council, Karlskrona, Sweden

2Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

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Danilo Garcia1, Annie Gylling2, and Johan Sturesson2 (Confirmed)

1Blekinge Center for Competence, Blekinge County Council, Karlskrona, Sweden

2Regionteatern, Sweden

Chapter 11 – Transcranial Stimulation and Affective Disorders

Marko Mihailovic1 and Mehmet E. Dokucu1 (Unconfirmed)

1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Paulo Moreira1, Kevin Cloninger2 and Danilo Garcia2 (Confirmed)

Department of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome Italy

Chapter 14 – Person-Centered Services: Future Venues

Petri Kajonius1, Kevin Cloninger2 and Danilo Garcia2 (Confirmed)

1Department of Behavioral Sciences, University

Trevor Archer, PhD, is  currently a senior professor of biological psychology (formerly Professor and Chair of psychobiology, Head of Department and Dean of Faculty) at the University of Gothenburg currently writing about epigenetics in neuropsychiatry, the influence of physical exercise in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, mood disorders, neuro-immune functioning, ADHD and traumatic brain function. Dr. Archer is the author of over 650 scientific publications, including working as Editor of the series Current Topics in Neurotoxicity at Springer. He was awarded Honorary Professor and Doctor and Member of the Polish Pharmacological Society, 2013, and the Sansone Award from the University of Washington, St. Louis, Missouri. 

Richard M. Kostrzewa, Ph.D. (Univ. Pennsylvania), is Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. He has authored 190 papers (Pub Med), co-Edited 8 books, serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Handbook of Neurotoxicity, is Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal Neurotoxicity Research, and is co-Editor of the Springer book series Current Topics in Neurotoxicity. He was awarded Honorary Membership in the Polish Pharmacological Society; and he was a multi-year Visiting Professor at the Silesian Medical University in Katowice Poland, from which he received the Doctor Honoris causa. He is co-founder with Juan Segura-Aguilar (Univ. Chile) of the Neurotoxicity Society, having served terms as its President, Treasurer, and Councilor. His research is focused on processes and mechanisms associated with neurotoxins, neurodegenerative disorders, and dopaminergic systems in relation to dopamine receptor supersensitization.