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A dimensional model of personality disorder: proposal for DSM-V.

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A proposal made for DSM-IV was to include a means with which to provide a dimensional profile of a patient in terms of the diagnostic categories. However, a suggestion of the DSM-V Research Planning Conference on personality disorders was to develop a more fundamental revision through an integration of alternative dimensional models of personality disorder and general personality structure. A purpose of the current article is to provide this proposal. Also discussed is a primary concern with respect to the implementation of any such dimensional model: clinical utility. Discussed in particular are concerns regarding feasibility and treatment implications.

Year of Publication
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2008
Journal
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The Psychiatric clinics of North America
Volume
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31
Issue
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3
Number of Pages
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363-78, v
ISSN Number
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0193-953X
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0193-953X(08)00038-5
DOI
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10.1016/j.psc.2008.03.008
Short Title
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Psychiatr Clin North Am
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