In both child and adult psychiatry, empirical evidence has now accrued to suggest that a
single dimension is able to measure a person's liability to mental disorder, comorbidity …

The current meta-analysis investigated the extent to which personality traits changed as a
result of intervention, with the primary focus on clinical interventions. We identified 207 …

Personality psychology, which seeks to study individual differences in thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors that persist over time and place, has experienced a renaissance in the last …

The desire to change one's personality traits has been shown to be stronger if people are
dissatisfied with associated aspects of their life. While evidence for the effects of …

We highlight the role of neuroticism in the development and course of emotional disorders
and make a case for shifting the focus of intervention to this higher-order dimension of …

Previous research has found that most people want to change their personality traits. But
can people actually change their personalities just because they want to? To answer this …

BackgroundDSM-IV-TR suggests that clinicians should assess clinically relevant personality
traits that do not necessarily constitute a formal personality disorder (PD), and should note …

Neuroticism's prospective association with common mental disorders (CMDs) has fueled the
assumption that neuroticism is an independent etiologically informative risk factor. This …

The longitudinal stability of personality is low in childhood but increases substantially into
adulthood. Theoretical explanations for this trend differ in the emphasis placed on intrinsic …

Personality traits predict important life outcomes, such as success in love and work life, well-
being, health, and longevity. Given these positive relations to important outcomes …