title: Comparison of a self-rating questionnaire with a diagnostic checklist for the assessment of DSM-III-R personality disorders.
abstract: Two instruments for the assessment of the DSM-III-R personality disorders were compared: The Personality Disorders Questionnaire--Revised (PDQ-R) and the Munich Diagnostic Checklist for the assessment of DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (MDCL-P). Using kappa value as a measure of agreement, the diagnostic agreement was less than 0.40 for personality disorder vs. no personality disorder as well as for the specific personality disorders. The PDQ-R diagnosed more frequently personality disorders (58%) than did the MDCL-P (43%).
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, FRG.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bronisch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flett
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia-Borreguero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires