Traditionally, personality and psychopathology have been distinct areas of inquiry. This important volume reviews influential research programs that increasingly bridge the gap between the two areas. Presented are compelling perspectives on whether certain personality traits or structures confer risks for mental illness, how temperament interacts with other influences on psychological adaptation, links between personality disorders and mood and anxiety disorders, implications for effective intervention, and more.

Robert F. Krueger, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Individual Differences, Personality, and Behavior Genetics in the Department of Psychology, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Child Psychology in the Institute of Child Development, at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He received the American Psychological Associations's 2006 Theodore Millon Mid-Career Award in Personality and Psychology, the American Psychological Association's 2005 Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, and a 2003 Early Career Award from the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. He also holds a McKnight Presidential Fellowship from the University of Minnesota. He is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and the Journal of Personality.

Jennifer L. Tackett, MA, is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Science and Psychopathology Training Program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She has published work on childhood antisocial behavior, personality-psychopathology relationships, and childhood personality, and was a recipient of a 2-year (2001-2003) NIMH fellowship. Currently, Ms. Tackett is completing her clinical internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. In the fall of 2006, she will begin an appointment as Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.