On the cusp of newest edition of the DSM, the field of personality disorders is thriving and productive. This is certainly a time of major transition for the classification, study, and treatment of pe
Widiger (psychology, U. of Kentucky, Lexington) and Costa (medical psychology, Duke U., and psychiatry and behavioral sciences and mental health, Johns Hopkins U.) assemble 26 chapters by specialists
The Five Factor Model, which measures individual differences on extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience, is arguably the most prominent dimensio
On the cusp of newest edition of the DSM, the field of personality disorders is thriving and productive. This is certainly a time of major transition for the classification, study, and treatment of pe
The five-factor model is a taxonomy of personality traits in terms of five broad dimensions, and is considered by many to be a comprehensive classification that may be a conceptually useful framework
DSM-IV and ICD-10 both diagnose personality disorders categorically, yet studies indicate that many patients meet criteria for an excessive number of diagnoses, raising the question of whether person
