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Personality traits and the classification of mental disorders: Toward a more complete integration in DSM–5 and an empirical model of psychopathology.

Krueger, Robert F., Eaton, Nicholas R.·2010·Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

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Personality trait dimensions are related to a wide variety of important life outcomes, such as mortality, physical and mental health, and interpersonal relationships. Nevertheless, the diagnostic system with arguably the most influence in mental health settings (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. [DSM-IV]) formally includes personality primarily in the form of 10 putatively categorical personality disorders. We advocate a more complete and extensive integration of personality in future DSMs, via the explicit inclusion of an empirically based, dimensional personality trait model. To justify this position, we provide a broad review of the ways in which personality traits have proven useful in the description and conceptualization of personality disorders and other mental disorders, as well as in the prediction of key clinical phenomena. We also discuss the importance of constructing a comprehensive quantitative model of psychopathology based on data, an endeavor that is motivated and informed by the close conceptual and empirical parallels between personality and psychopathology.

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  • A compelling argument can be made for conceptualizing and measuring mental disorders as extreme variants of personality traits.

    “In particular, a compelling argument can be made for conceptualizing of and measuring mental disorders as extreme variants of personality traits (see Krueger and Eaton [2010] and ensuing commentary).”

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Authors
Krueger, R. F., & Eaton, N. R.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment
Published
2010
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
97-118
ISSN
  • 1949-2715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1949-2723
OpenAlex
W2008882315
Cited by
244
References
121
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
personality traits, personality disorders, DSM-5, psychopathology, psychiatric classification
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Humans, Models, Psychological, Personality, Personality Disorders, Psychopathology, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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