title: Personality disorders in the DSM-5: current status, lessons learned, and future challenges. Introduction.
abstract: Provides an introduction to a special section of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. The purpose of this special section is to provide a discussion of the current status, lessons learned, and future challenges for the classification of personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Widiger
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders