The relationship between DSM-III personality disorders and the five-factor model of personality.
Two hundred twenty-four first-degree relatives of patients with psychotic disorders were administered the Structured Interview for DSM-III Personality Disorders (SIDP) and completed a self-report instrument to assess dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. All of the DSM-III personality disorders were related to one or more dimensions of the five personality factors; however, the correlations were generally low. It seems that the five personality factors describe important features of DSM-III personality disorders, but are not sufficient to completely explain their characteristics. Future use of the five-factor model in conjunction with personality disorder diagnoses may provide useful information for clinical work and research purposes.
Yeung
A S
AS
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA.
Lyons
M J
MJ
Waternaux
C M
CM
Faraone
S V
SV
Tsuang
M T
MT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009626:Terminology as Topic