Refining personality disorder subtypes and classification using finite mixture modeling

• Published in: Personality disorders Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 121
• Main Authors: Yun, Rebecca J, Stern, Barry L, Lenzenweger, Mark F, Tiersky, Lana A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aggression; Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis; Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; Male; Models, Psychological; Paranoid Personality Disorder - diagnosis; Paranoid Personality Disorder - psychology; Personality Assessment; Personality Disorders - classification; Personality Disorders - diagnosis; Personality Disorders - psychology; Reproducibility of Results

The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic system for Axis II disorders continues to be characterized by considerable heterogeneity and poor discriminant validity. Such problems impede accurate personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. As a result, alternative asse...