Category Archives: Diagnosis

The New DSM-5 Personality Disorders

The DSM-5 proposes considerable changes to the assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders. The primary changes include an incorporation of a hybrid dimensional-categorical framework including: Categorical Types; Dimensional Traits; and Dimensional Functioning. Types The DSM-5 reduces the 10 specific personality disorders of the DSM-4 to six specific personality disorder types, including: Antisocial; Avoidant; Borderline; Narcissistic; …

January 5, 2012 – 3:50 am | By Xavier | Posted in Diagnosis | Comments (0)

Using Personality to Enhance Treatment Planning

Mental health professionals commonly use the classification systems of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5; scheduled to be released in March 2013) to identify and diagnose psychological or psychiatric disorders. The DSM-IV-TR uses a multi-axial system of five dimensions to diagnosing mental illness. The dimensions are: Axis I: Clinical Syndromes (i.e. Depression or …

December 15, 2011 – 12:48 am | By Xavier | Posted in Diagnosis, Treatment | Comments (0)