Personality and Brain Disorders

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

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