Brain disorders (neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and affective disorders) can be investigated, treated, and prevented using person-centered methods. Because researchers have not reached a clear consensus on whether or not personality is stable or changeable, it has been difficult to outline how to use these methods in the care of people with brain disorders. Thus, the first part aims to identify the ways in which brain disorders and personality are linked. The second part explores different person-centered approaches that can be incorporated in a healthcare or education setting to help people with various brain disorders and to promote physical, mental and social health . The third part focuses on challenges and new venues.

Danilo Garcia , Phd (in psychology in 2012), is Head of Research of the Blekinge Centre of Competence at the Blekinge County Council. The Center works on research, development, innovations through interdisciplinary teams, person-centered methods, community projects, and the dissemination of knowledge in order to increase well-being among the habitants of the county of Blekinge, Sweden. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg and together with Professor Trevor Archer and Associate Professor Max Rapp Ricciardi, the leading researcher of the Network for Empowerment and Well-Being. This is an international network of junior and senior researchers and students who are interested in the field of well-being research.
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.

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Danilo Garcia, Phd (in psychology in 2012), is Head of Research of the Blekinge Centre of Competence at the Blekinge County Council. The Center works on research, development, innovations through interdisciplinary teams, person-centered methods, community projects, and the dissemination of knowledge in order to increase well-being among the habitants of the county of Blekinge, Sweden. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg and together with Professor Trevor Archer and Associate Professor Max Rapp Ricciardi, the leading researcher of the Network for Empowerment and Well-Being. This is an international network of junior and senior researchers and students who are interested in the field of well-being research. 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.

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Introduction: Personality, Neurodevelopmental, Neurodegenerative, and Affective DisordersDanilo Garcia1, Trevor Archer1, and Richard M. Kostrzewa2 (Confirmed)1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden2Department of Pharmacology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenessee, USA
Part 1Chapter 1 Personality and the BrainDanilo Garcia1, Nigel Lester1, 2, Kevin Cloninger1, and C. Robert Cloninger2 (Confirmed)1Anthropedia Foundation, Missouri, USA2Department of Psychiatry, Center for Well-Being, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Chapter 2 Personality Stability and Change in Brain DisordersAda H. Zohar1 (Confirmed)1Department of Psychology, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel
Chapter 3 Affect, Stress, and Neurodegenerative DisordersTrevor Archer1 (Confirmed)1Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Chapter 4 Personality Traits Preceding Dementia DiagnosisBoo 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 CareMikael Rennemark1 and Johan Sanmartin Berglund2 (Confirmed)1Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden2Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden
Chapter 6 Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Temperament, and CharacterThomas Nilsson1 and Henrik Anckarsäter1 (Confirmed)1Center for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Part 2Chapter 7 Person-Centered ApproachesKevin Cloninger1, Nigel Lester1, 2, C. Robert Cloninger2 and Danilo Garcia1 (Confirmed)1Anthropedia Foundation, Missouri, USA2Department 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 BehaviorUlrika Harris1, Carina Ström1, and Cecilia Fagerström1 (Confirmed)1Blekinge Center for Competence…