Understanding personality pathology in a clinical sample of youth: study protocol for the longitudinal research project ‘APOLO’

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 12; no. 6; p. e054485
• Main Authors: Koster, Nagila, Lusin, Igor, van der Heijden, Paul T, Laceulle, Odilia M, van Aken, Marcel A G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 01.06.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Child & adolescent psychiatry; Child development; Data collection; Longitudinal studies; Mental Health; Pathology; Personality disorders; Personality psychology; Personality traits; Protocols & guidelines; Teenagers; Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)

IntroductionWe propose that a dimensional, multilayered perspective is well suited to study maladaptive personality development in youth. Such a perspective can help understand pathways to personality pathology and contribute to its early detection. The research project ‘APOLO’ (a Dutch language acr...