Proposed changes in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-V) include replacing current personality disorder (PD) categories on Axis II …

In the current standard psychiatric nomenclature, the DSM–IV–TR (APA, 2000), mental
disorders are divided into two groups: Clinical Disorders (CDs) and Personality Disorders …

Empirical evidence is increasing in support of the validity of the construct of borderline
personality disorder (BPD) in adolescence. There is growing consensus that the early …

Abstract The American Psychiatric Association is sponsoring a series of international
conferences to set a research agenda for the development of the next edition of the …

Background Antisocial personality disorder (AsPD) is associated with rule‐breaking,
criminality, substance use, unemployment, relationship difficulties, and premature death …

Acclaimed for its wisdom and no-nonsense style, this authoritative guide has now been
revised and expanded with 50% new content reflecting a decade of advances in the field …

This chapter considers a range of conceptual, methodological, statistical, and substantive
issues in the study of sex differences in the development of psychopathology. It considers …

The validity of the current criteria for borderline personality disorder shares problems with
other psychiatric disorders: namely, the absence of biological markers, unclear delimitation …

A substantial body of research points to several variables relevant to the etiology of
borderline personality disorder (BPD), notably childhood physical and sexual abuse …

Although empirical evidence strongly supports a dimensional representation of personality
disorder, there is strong resistance to dimensional classification due in part to concerns …