The DSM-5 promises to be a major reformulation of psychopathology, and no section is likely to change diagnostic practice more than that of personality pathology. Unlike the DSM-IV, the DSM-5 personality disorders will be conceptualised as involving core deficits in interpersonal and self-functioning, and will utilise a hybrid assessment model involving both pathological trait dimensions and a limited set of personality disorder types.
Key Features
- Major reformulation of psychopathology in DSM-5.
- Focus on core deficits in interpersonal and self-functioning.
- Utilises a hybrid assessment model with pathological trait dimensions.
Additional Information
These changes are based on empirical and theoretical work conducted during the era of DSM-III/IV, but nevertheless there is significant disagreement among personality assessors regarding the DSM-5 proposal. In this volume, several members of the DSM-5 work group offer rationales for the proposal and offer empirical evidence regarding suggested changes, and several personality assessment researchers critique the proposal and offer alternative conceptualisations. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Personality Assessment.
