Research suggests that personality disorders (PDs) can be conceptualized as constellations
of traits from a general model of personality functioning. This research examined the ability …

The idea that personality disorders (PDs) might be understood as variants of the general
personality dimensions summarized in the five-factor model (FFM; McCrae & John, 1992) …

Abstract The American Psychiatric Association's (2000) classification of personality
disorders within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; …

The authors first show that trait-based measures of personality disorder are related to
aspects of both normal and abnormal personality, and that factors of the five-factor model …

We review evidence establishing important parallels between the general structure of
psychopathology, the more specific structure of personality pathology and the structure of …

It is evident that the conceptualization, diagnosis, and classification of personality disorder
(PD) is shifting toward a dimensional model. The purpose of this special issue of Journal of …

OBJECTIVE: Researchers have advocated replacing the DSM-IV classification of personality
disorders with an alternative diagnostic system based on the five-factor model. This study …

The association between the Five-Factor Model of personality (FFM) and antisocial
personality disorder (APD) symptoms was investigated in a sample of young males with a …

Much recent research has shown that personality disorders (PDs) show consistent profiles in
relation to general models of personality functioning, in particular, the five-factor model of …

The National Institute of Mental Health has been encouraging the implementation of
“translational” research, or studies that integrate basic science and applied, clinical practice …