This is a book written in easy to understand terms, that takes away much of the fear-out-of-ignorance associated with mental illness. It has the potential of taking the reader from a state of ignorance to the level of being able to take a first crack at diagnosis.

These doctors do the general public a great service by sharing their thoughts on mental health issues. Columbia University is one of the premier colleges to participate in the revolution going on in the field of psychiatry. This book is recommended for any public or private library.

I found this book to be very accurate of my personality type. I am also quite familiar with the Myers-Briggs and Enneagram system, but in those they pretty much give you One type, and that leaves out a lot of information about yourself. This one however highlights the importance of your overall personality - your dominant personality style (also known as type), your leading styles, even the styles you are low on play an important role. I guess it is more so diagnosis than self-help, although it does give a good number of tips. Still, these two authors could possibly put out a book on this, except emphasizing helping yourself overcome your faults and weaknesses as presented in this book.

All and all, I highly recommend this book if you are interested in and take an appreciation for personality psychology.

I've read lots of these types of books and always find them interesting and useful to a degree. I found this one much more valuable for a few reasons.

The best part is that you get a "score" on each of about 15 traits instead of 4 or 8. I also believe the concept that personality traits are the moderate forms of what can become personality disorders. Since so much research has gone into the disorders, it makes sense that they are a good set of measuring tools.

I've leant the book to many people who have almost all found it very valuable. The sections on my strong types read like a biography, and the hints for overcoming limitations in life and relationships were specific and helpful.

Pick it up and learn something about yourself and others.

Especially if you're a Sensitive. This book (along with the previous edition) has helped me tremendously. It has given me more confidence in dealing with people, important for a shy Sensitive. It has helped me with personal relationships, especially my marriage and friendships. It has even helped me deal with my disfunctional family. It has helped me to understand why people behave the way they do. They're not doing it on purpose to drive me nuts! It has also helped me understand myself and my own needs. I am not so hard on myself because I don't compare myself with people with other personality types.