Faculty Articles
Inside The DSM-5: The Future of Personality Disorders
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Counseling Today
ISSN
1078-8719
Publication Date
5-2011
Abstract
The article discusses the proposed revisions to the personality disorders of the 5th edition of the book "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-5). It offers information on the efforts of the American Psychiatric Association to integrate the existing personality disorder models. It highlights the procedures used by clinicians in identifying personality functioning including assessment of all levels of personality functioning, personality types, and trait facets.
Volume
53
Issue
11
First Page
22
Last Page
23
NSUWorks Citation
Jones, K.,
Karl, S. L.
(2011). Inside The DSM-5: The Future of Personality Disorders. Counseling Today, 53(11), 22-23.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/818