title: An invisible college view of the DSM-5 personality disorder classification.
abstract: The DSM-5 Personality and Personality Disorders Work Group released the final proposed changes for the upcoming manual in May 2012. The proposal, located at  www.dsm5.org , included a hybrid dimensional/categorical method of diagnosing personality disorders. This brief article examines the reference section of the DSM-5 personality disorder proposal rationale (American Psychiatric Association, 2012). The authors counted the number of authors and the coauthorships; coauthorship patterns were then examined and diagramed. The data suggested that a group of researchers involved with the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study (CLPS) were central to the hybrid classification created by the DSM-5 work group.
authors.affiliation: Auburn University. blashrk@auburn.edu
authors.forename: Roger K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Blashfield
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014495:Universities