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Assessment and DSM‐IV Diagnosis of Personality Disorders: A Primer for Counselors
Author(s) -
Fong Margaret L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1995.tb01808.x
Subject(s) - personality disorders , dsm 5 , personality , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
The DSM‐IV categorizes 10 personality disorders, long‐term patterns of personality traits that result in impairment of social and occupational functioning. The author details steps in the recognition and diagnosis of personality disorders, with emphasis on using the DSM‐IV diagnostic framework.