Abstract: This study examined stoicism as a coping style. Just over 500 people completed a new, short, multi-dimensional stoicism scale; a short measure of the Big Five (Bright-side personality); the PID-6BF which measures personality ...
Abstract. The 5th version of DSM (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) employed a dimensional approach to describe and assess personality disorders, namely, the alternative model of personality disorders (AMPD). ...
Abstract: Current dimensional taxonomies of personality disorder (PD) establish that intense traits do not suffice to diagnose a disorder, and additional constructs reflecting dysfunction are required. However, traits appear able to ...
The Willingness of Therapists to Diagnose and Treat Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: Results from a Germany-Wide Online SurveyAbstract:Theoretical Background: A limited willingness to diagnose borderline personality ...
Categorical Stability of a Personality Disorder From Adolescence to Young Adulthood and Risk Factors for a Personality Disorder in Adulthood in a High-Risk SampleAbstract.Theoretical background: Against the current assumption that personality ...
Abstract. Four personality disorders (PD) have become “lost” throughout the various editions of the DSM: Depressive, Passive-Aggressive, Sadistic, and Self-Defeating. The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) is a novel approach to PD ...
Abstract. Personality disorders (PDs) affect a significant portion of older adults and hinder their physical and mental health. This narrative review (1) reviews the literature on PDs in older adults and (2) presents guidelines for clinicians in ...
The classification of personality disorders in ICD-11Abstract. In ICD-11, the classification of personality disorders (PD) is no longer categorical but dimensional, along a spectrum defined by the severity of the ...
Theoretical background and therapeutic interventions in schema therapyAbstract. Schema therapy is an extension of cognitive behavioral therapy and is especially used in the treatment of personality disorders and ...
Diagnosis and therapy of personality disordersAbstract. Personality disorders (PD) have been gaining importance in research and clinical practice for years. This is also underlined by ...
Diagnosis of personality disorders in ICD-10/-11 and DSM-5Abstract. Personality disorders (PD) represent an important group of disorders in everyday clinical practice. However, a reliable diagnostic classification is still a ...
Epidemiology and course of personality disordersAbstract. Community studies conducted over the past decade have greatly increased our knowledge of the epidemiology of personality disorders. Here, we review the prevalence, ...
Same same but Different: The Potential of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis for a Differentiated Understanding of Personality DisordersAbstract. The Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD) has established ...
Abstract. This study investigated psychometric properties of a dimensional measure of maladaptive core pathology for personality disorders, the Severity Indices of Personality Problems (SIPP). The study analyzed data from 941 respondents ...
Personality Disorders – Underdiagnosed in Patients in Forensic Addiction Treatment?Abstract.Objective: To examine the astonishing decline of personality disorder (PD) diagnoses among patients in forensic addiction treatment in Germany (Art. 64 of the ...
Abstract. The study examines the relationship between a categorical and a dimensional personality assessment instrument in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). A total of 162 CFS patients were included in the study (91.4% women; mean age 47.5 ...
Abstract. The original Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) consists of 140 items capturing the non-pathological equivalents of 14 personality disorders (PDs) listed in DSM-III-R, DSM-IV-TR, and ICD-10. Because the DSM-5 ...
Schema Therapy Quo Vadis?Schema therapy is an integrative development of cognitive behavior therapy for patients with personality disorders and other chronic psychological problems. Current studies investigate the effectiveness of this approach in ...
What is Innovative About the Schema Therapy?Abstract.Schema therapy is a development of cognitive behavioral therapy mainly for the treatment of personality disorders and other chronical psychological conditions. It is characterized by an integration of ...
What does DSM-V Bring New to the Classification of Personality Disorders?Abstract.The DSM-V proposal for the classification of personality and personality disorders implicates fundamental changes aiming at the reduction of comorbidity, the improvement of ...