The modern assessment of personality disorders. Part 1: Definition and typology of personality disorders

The general definition of personality disorders (PD) has found agreement in many classification systems and has remained relatively stable over many decades. However, a closer look at the history of the classification of various PD reveals that there are changes from generation to generation: a cont...

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Published inPsychopathology Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 274 - 280
Main Authors MOMBOUR, W, BRONISCH, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel Karger 01.09.1998
München S. Karger AG
Paris
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cultural Characteristics
Humans
Medical sciences
Personality disorders
Personality Disorders - classification
Psychiatry - trends
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Terminology as Topic
Human
Definition
Review
Personality disorder
Classification
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Summary:The general definition of personality disorders (PD) has found agreement in many classification systems and has remained relatively stable over many decades. However, a closer look at the history of the classification of various PD reveals that there are changes from generation to generation: a continuous variation in our cultural norms means that some types are 'renormalised' from time to time and that others are added. On the other hand, a comparison of the descriptions and classifications of PD by Schneider, the DSM and ICD systems shows substantial agreement on many types of PD.
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ISSN:0254-4962
1423-033X
DOI:10.1159/000029051