Personality Disorders - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Physical health correlates of pathological and healthy dependency in urban women.

29 Sep 2009 This study assessed the relationship between dependency and indicators of health/illness, healthcare costs, and utilization. Dependency ratings were obtained using the Relationship Profile Test (Bornstein and Languirand, 2003), a questionnaire that ... Read more...

The structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale.

30 Aug 2009 In this study, the authors examined the factor structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS; G. L. Flett, P. L. Hewitt, D. J. Boucher, L. A. Davidson, & Y. Munro, 1997) in 2 samples of adolescents (15-16 ... Read more...

Initial construction and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory.

30 Aug 2009 The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration of research and clinical findings regarding narcissistic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Personality Disorders - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physical health correlates of pathological and healthy dependency in urban women. 29 Sep 2009
• The structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale. 30 Aug 2009
• Initial construction and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory. 30 Aug 2009
• Psychosocial functioning in the context of diagnosis: assessment and theoretical issues. 30 Aug 2009
• On the value of homogeneous constructs for construct validation, theory testing, and the description of psychopathology. 30 Aug 2009
• An integrative dimensional classification of personality disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Current assessment practice, personality measurement, and rorschach usage by psychologists. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment and management of dangerous and severe personality disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Personality subtypes of suicidal adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Specificities of defense mechanisms in bipolar affective disorder: relations with symptoms and therapeutic alliance. 30 Aug 2009
• Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory in Cluster C personality disorders and the role of depression, worry, and experiential avoidance. 30 Jul 2009
• Ten-year stability and latent structure of the DSM-IV schizotypal, borderline, avoidant, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• The intersection of psychiatric diagnosis and inherited metabolic disease. 30 Jul 2009
• The metamorphosis of Narcissus: communal activation promotes relationship commitment among narcissists. 19 Jul 2009
• Impaired self-reflection in psychiatric disorders among adults: a proposal for the existence of a network of semi independent functions. 14 Jul 2009
• Relations among psychopathology, substance use, and physical pain experiences in methadone-maintained patients. 12 Jul 2009
• Distinguishing between personality disorders, stereotypes, and eccentricities in older adults. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychopathology of injecting abuser. 29 Jun 2009
• What is being assessed and why it matters: the impact of transient error on trait research. 29 Jun 2009
• Perceived incompetence moderates the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and disordered eating. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Personality Disorders'

Definition: A major deviation from normal patterns of behavior.

Descriptor UI: D010554

Alternative terms: Personality Disorders; Personality Disorder; Avoidant Personality Disorder; Avoidant Personality Disorders; Personality Disorder, Avoidant; Personality Disorders, Avoidant; Inadequate Personality; Personality, Inadequate; Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Personality Disorder, Narcissistic; As If Personality; Personality, As If; Impulse-Ridden Personality; Impulse Ridden Personality; Personality, Impulse-Ridden;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.675;

Online Note: use PERSONALITY DISORDERS to search AS IF PERSONALITY 1975-78 & IMPULSE-RIDDEN PERSONALITY & INADEQUATE PERSONALITY 1968-78

History Note: 68; AS IF PERSONALITY was see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1975-78; IMPULSE-RIDDEN PERSONALITY & INADEQUATE PERSONALITY were see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1968-78