title: Discriminating personality disorders using the WAIS-R: a comparison of three approaches.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to determine if performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) can be used to discriminate between the different taxonomies of personality disorder classification specified by three models: the biosocial, the interpersonal, and that described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev. [DSM-III-R]; American Psychiatric Association, 1987). Three discriminant function analyses were performed and the results indicated the usefulness of the WAIS-R in making such differentiations for all the approaches. The WAIS-R proved most effective with the biosocial model, evidencing a robust and clinically meaningful pattern of results. Implications for further research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Research Center, Francies Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Piedmont
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sokolove
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D014888:Wechsler Scales