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Commentary on Sprock and Fredendall's (2008), “Comparison of Prototypic Cases of Depressive Personality Disorder and Dysthymic Disorder”
Author(s) -
Huprich Steven K.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20529
Subject(s) - dysthymic disorder , psychology , personality , personality disorders , avoidant personality disorder , clinical psychology , major depressive disorder , depression (economics) , borderline personality disorder , psychiatry , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , mood , economics , macroeconomics
In this commentary, the author discusses the merits and contributions of Sprock and Fredendall's (2008) study of depressive personality and dysthymia using a prototype methodology with experienced clinicians. Their article demonstrates the difficulty in differentiating depressive personality disorder from dysthymia, though it seems to raise even more salient questions about the current ways by which personality disorders are assessed and diagnosed. In light of these findings, the author offers some ways by which personality disorder assessment could be improved. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 64:1–5, 2008.