An experiential-descriptive method for the diagnosis of personality disorders.
The assessment of personality disorders is complicated by conceptual and empirical problems. An aspect of the disarray in this area is the general negative connotations associated with these conditions, which is prevalent in the negative language frequently used to describe these disorders. This article presents a simple, straightforward, and objective approach to evaluating and describing the Axis II conditions as an example of how to improve on this problem.
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University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7341, USA. ehunter@kumc.edu
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011996:Records / Q000592:standards; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires