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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. 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 Part 1 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 – Affect, Stress, and Neurodegenerative Disorders 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, Vxj, Sweden 2Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden Chapter 6 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Temperament, and Character Thomas Nilsson1 and Henrik Anckarster1 (Confirmed) 1Center for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Part 2 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 Strm1, and Cecilia Fagerstrm1 (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 Ch apter 10 – Acting as a Person-Centered Approach: Theater for the Elderly 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) 1Instituto de Psicologia e de Cincias da Educao, Universidade Lusada do Porto, Porto, Portugal 2Anthropedia Foundation, Missouri, USA Chapter 13 – Coaching and Stress reduction in Work Life Clara Amato1 and Max Rapp Ricciardi1 (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
