<p>Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but here are a few major academic journals on neuropsychology and neurology (in no particular order):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/neu/index.aspx" rel="nofollow">Neuropsychology</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/pcgn20/current" rel="nofollow">Cognitive Neuropsychology</a>  </li>
<li><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nncs20/current" rel="nofollow">NeuroCase</a>  </li>
<li><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hdvn20/" rel="nofollow">Developmental Neuropsychology</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cortexjournal.net/" rel="nofollow">Cortex</a></li>
</ul>

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Not exactly what I was going for, but they look interesting. Thanks!
liz
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Dan M.
<p><a href="http://ccs.sagepub.com/" rel="nofollow">Clinical Case Studies </a> is a journal devoted to the write up of case studies. To quote the site:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>It presents cases involving individual, couples, and family therapy.
  The easy-to-follow case presentation format allows you to learn how
  interesting and challenging cases were assessed and conceptualized,
  and how treatment followed such conceptualization. This practical
  format allows clinicians to replicate successful treatments in their
  own practices.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Articles follow a 12 step format:</p>

<blockquote>
  <ol>
  <li>Theoretical and Research Basis for Treatment</li>
  <li>Case Introduction</li>
  <li>Presenting Complaints</li>
  <li>History</li>
  <li>Assessment</li>
  <li>Case Conceptualization (this is where the clinician’s thinking and treatment selection come to the forefront)</li>
  <li>Course of Treatment and Assessment of Progress</li>
  <li>Complicating Factors (including medical management)</li>
  <li>Access and Barriers to Care</li>
  <li>Follow-Up (how and how long)</li>
  <li>Treatment Implications of the Case</li>
  <li>Recommendations to Clinicians and Students.</li>
  </ol>
</blockquote>

<p>You can search within the publication using <a href="http://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?start=30&amp;q=clinical+case+studies&amp;hl=en&amp;as_publication=clinical+case+studies&amp;as_sdt=0,5&amp;as_vis=1" rel="nofollow">Google Scholar (publication = clinical case studies)</a>.</p>

<p>If price per article is an issue, a few options include:</p>

<ul>
<li>get access through a library or university.</li>
<li>Subscribe to the entire journal ( this is generally cheaper than per article costs).</li>
<li>examine the subset of articles where authors provide a copy of the PDF online. In Google scholar, see the articles with <strong>[PDF]</strong> in brackets.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Example article</h3>

<p>E.g., See this example by Leedy, Jackson, and Callahan (2007):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The following case study illustrates a client-centered,
  cognitive-behavioral approach to the psychological treatment of Mr. M,
  a 41-year-old male diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, a mood
  disorder from Lyme disease, and narcissistic personality disorder. Mr.
  M’s personality difficulties are conceptualized as representing
  compensatory narcissism, a strategic way of coping with feelings of
  insecurity. The goals of treatment included positively integrating Mr.
  M’s chronic illness into his identity, decreasing depressive symptoms,
  and improving his interpersonal skills. Treatment was successful in
  decreasing both Mr. M’s depressive symptoms and his narcissistic
  orientation to thinking and interacting with others.</p>
</blockquote>

<h3>References</h3>

<ul>
<li>Leedy, M.J., Jackson, M. &amp; Callahan, J.L. (2007). Treating Depression and Compensatory Narcissistic Personality Style in a Man With Chronic Lyme Disease. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 430-442. <a href="http://moemesto.ru/rorschach_club/file/896920/download/430rorschachiana.pdf" rel="nofollow">PDF</a></li>
</ul>

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Jeromy Anglim
<p><strong>What is a good source for case studies on a broad range of personality disorders?</strong></p>

<p>I'm a writer and I'm interested in reading some case studies for character work. I've found some <a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Psychology/Case_Studies" rel="noreferrer">websites with classic case studies</a>, but I would really like to find some something less historical, more modern.  </p>

<p>Everything I've found online so far is topic related or deals with research studies that put people in tests (like the Stanford Prison Experiment).</p>

<p>Something like <a href="http://ccs.sagepub.com/" rel="noreferrer">Clinical Case Studies</a> would be great, but the articles are about $30 bucks online. <strong>Are there any open-access journals or website with articles like Clinical Case Studies?</strong></p>

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What is a source of case studies of personality disorders?
liz
# What is a source of case studies of personality disorders?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-08-07)

**What is a good source for case studies on a broad range of personality disorders?**

I'm a writer and I'm interested in reading some case studies for character work. I've found some [websites with classic case studies](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Psychology/Case_Studies), but I would really like to find some something less historical, more modern.

Everything I've found online so far is topic related or deals with research studies that put people in tests (like the Stanford Prison Experiment).

Something like [Clinical Case Studies](http://ccs.sagepub.com/) would be great, but the articles are about $30 bucks online. **Are there any open-access journals or website with articles like Clinical Case Studies?**

**Tags:** reference-request, abnormal-psychology


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-08-09. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

[Clinical Case Studies](http://ccs.sagepub.com/)  is a journal devoted to the write up of case studies. To quote the site:

> It presents cases involving individual, couples, and family therapy.
> The easy-to-follow case presentation format allows you to learn how
> interesting and challenging cases were assessed and conceptuausername_0ed,
> and how treatment followed such conceptuausername_0ation. This practical
> format allows clinicians to replicate successful treatments in their
> own practices.

Articles follow a 12 step format:

> 1. Theoretical and Research Basis for Treatment
> 2. Case Introduction
> 3. Presenting Complaints
> 4. History
> 5. Assessment
> 6. Case Conceptuausername_0ation (this is where the clinician’s thinking and treatment selection come to the forefront)
> 7. Course of Treatment and Assessment of Progress
> 8. Complicating Factors (including medical management)
> 9. Access and Barriers to Care
> 10. Follow-Up (how and how long)
> 11. Treatment Implications of the Case
> 12. Recommendations to Clinicians and Students.

You can search within the publication using [Google Scholar (publication = clinical case studies)](http://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?start=30&q=clinical+case+studies&hl=en&as_publication=clinical+case+studies&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1).

If price per article is an issue, a few options include:

* get access through a library or university.
* Subscribe to the entire journal ( this is generally cheaper than per article costs).
* examine the subset of articles where authors provide a copy of the PDF online. In Google scholar, see the articles with **[PDF]** in brackets.

### Example article

E.g., See this example by Leedy, Jackson, and Callahan (2007):

> The following case study illustrates a client-centered,
> cognitive-behavioral approach to the psychological treatment of Mr. M,
> a 41-year-old male diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, a mood
> disorder from Lyme disease, and narcissistic personality disorder. Mr.
> M’s personality difficulties are conceptuausername_0ed as representing
> compensatory narcissism, a strategic way of coping with feelings of
> insecurity. The goals of treatment included positively integrating Mr.
> M’s chronic illness into his identity, decreasing depressive symptoms,
> and improving his interpersonal skills. Treatment was successful in
> decreasing both Mr. M’s depressive symptoms and his narcissistic
> orientation to thinking and interacting with others.

### References

* Leedy, M.J., Jackson, M. & Callahan, J.L. (2007). Treating Depression and Compensatory Narcissistic Personality Style in a Man With Chronic Lyme Disease. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 430-442. [PDF](http://moemesto.ru/rorschach_club/file/896920/download/430rorschachiana.pdf)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-08-07. Score: 2

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but here are a few major academic journals on neuropsychology and neurology (in no particular order):

* [Neuropsychology](http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/neu/index.aspx)
* [Cognitive Neuropsychology](http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/pcgn20/current)
* [NeuroCase](http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nncs20/current)
* [Developmental Neuropsychology](http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hdvn20/)
* [Cortex](http://www.cortexjournal.net/)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Not exactly what I was going for, but they look interesting. Thanks!  

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