• The rapidly expanding empirical study of personality disorders is the result of the
publication of operational diagnostic criteria inDSM-IIIand the development of instruments to …

A community sample of adults with a standardized DSM-III, Axis II self-report instrument
yielded an age adjusted community prevalence of 11.1% of DSM-111 personality disorders …

This report examines the relationship between clinicians' diagnoses of personality disorder
and self-report diagnoses of personality disorder obtained from the Personality Diagnostic …

This article reviews evidence for the reliability and diagnostic concordance of structured-
interview and self-report questionnaire methods for the diagnosis of personality disorders …

Objective The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence and investigate the
comorbidity and potential consequences of DSM-III personality disorders in the community …

The study examined agreement between personality disorder diagnoses obtained using two
structured interviews and the effect of depression on the diagnoses obtained. Twenty …

The Structured Interview for DSM-III Personality Disorders was used to interview 82 patients.
In addition, a close relative or friend of the patient was interviewed regarding each patient's …

• Seven hundred ninety-seven first-degree relatives of normal controls and patients with a
variety of psychiatric disorders were interviewed with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and …

Background: The reliability and validity of Axis II diagnoses were investigated in a sample of
108 patients with nonpsychotic Axis I disorders. Methods: Patients were assessed for …

The degree to which DSM-III criteria are followed in diagnosing personality disorders was
examined by obtaining diagnostic material from a national sample of clinicians. A total of …