Brief Report: Expert Preferences for Categorical, Dimensional, and Mixed/Hybrid Approaches to Personality Disorder Diagnosis. Academic Article

abstract

• The authors asked 361 personality disorder experts to rank order their preferences for a categorical, dimensional, or mixed/hybrid approach to personality disorder diagnosis in manuals such as the DSM and ICD. Respondents reported a general preference for the mixed/hybrid approach over a purely dimensional approach, and a clear preference against a categorical model. Although there were some statistically significant differences in the rates across training background, age, and gender, this overall pattern of preferences held across these factors. Preferences were notably similar to those reported by Bernstein et al. (2007) prior to the beginnings of deliberations on DSM-5 that ultimately led to a hybrid model. Results are informative for discussions regarding how to classify personality disorders in diagnostic manuals.

authors

• Morey, Leslie

published proceedings

• J Pers Disord

author list (cited authors)

• Morey, L. C., & Hopwood, C. J.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Morey, Leslie C||Hopwood, Christopher J

publication date

• December 2020

publisher

• Guilford Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal Of Personality Disorders  Journal

keywords

• Classification
• Diagnosis
• Expert Ratings
• Personality Disorder

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1521/pedi_2019_33_398

start page

• 124

end page

• 131

volume

• 34

issue

• Supplement C

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2019_33_398