Personality Disorders - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Personality characteristics of adults with autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without substance use disorders.

30 May 2009 We examined temperament and character profiles of 128 adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants completed the abbreviated Temperament and Character Inventory. The ASD and ADHD ... Read more...

The personality organization diagnostic form: development of a revised version.

29 Apr 2009 The purpose of this study is to examine the interrater reliability, validity, and internal consistency of a revised version of the Personality Organization Diagnostic Form (PODF; ), a measure that evaluates the major dimensions of Kernberg's model ... Read more...

[Self-harm presentations in movies]

28 Apr 2009 The aim of this article is to demonstrate how movies can enhance our understanding of the phenomenology of self-destructive behaviour. Various aspects of self-harm, including psychological individual characteristics and cultural trends, have been ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Personality Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Personality characteristics of adults with autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without substance use disorders. 30 May 2009
• The personality organization diagnostic form: development of a revised version. 29 Apr 2009
• [Self-harm presentations in movies] 28 Apr 2009
• [Self-harm and personality disorders] 28 Apr 2009
• Poststroke emotional and behavior impairment: a narrative review. Apr 2009
• [Should psychological events be considered cancer risk factors?] 31 Mar 2009
• Personality traits, depression, and objectively measured adherence to once-daily prostaglandin analog medication in glaucoma. 30 Mar 2009
• Psychometric examination and normative data for the narcissistic personality inventory 29 item version. 30 Mar 2009
• The Yale-Brown-Cornell eating disorder scale in women with anorexia nervosa: what is it measuring? 30 Mar 2009
• Dimensions of personality: clinicians' perspectives. 30 Mar 2009
• Impulsivity and personality variables in adolescents with eating disorders. 30 Mar 2009
• The future of personality disorders in DSM-V? 30 Mar 2009
• Psychologic factors and risk of mortality after spinal cord injury. 30 Mar 2009
• Can clinicians recognize DSM-IV personality disorders from five-factor model descriptions of patient cases? 14 Mar 2009
• [Empirical evidence for the use of anticonvulsants in personality disorders] 10 Mar 2009
• Are personality traits of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy related to frontal lobe dysfunctions? A proton MRS study. 9 Mar 2009
• Circumplex structure of the Impact Message Inventory (IMI-C): an empirical test with the dutch version. 27 Feb 2009
• A cross-cultural study of the psychometric properties of the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire among Italian nonclinical adolescents. 27 Feb 2009
• Detection of overreporting of psychopathology on the Personality Assessment Inventory: a meta-analytic review. 27 Feb 2009
• To sum or not to sum: taxometric analysis with ordered categorical assessment items. 27 Feb 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