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Iannattone S, Schuiringa HD, Aleva A, Koster N, van Aken MAG, Hessels CJ, van der Heijden PT, Laceulle OM. Unravelling the Longitudinal Relations Between Developmental Milestones, General Psychopathology, and Personality Functioning in a Youth Clinical Sample. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1887-1902. [PMID: 38499819 PMCID: PMC11226502 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-024-01971-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Personality functioning, general psychopathology, and developmental milestones achievement are critical domains in the field of young people's mental health; however, no prior research has considered these variables jointly or examined the temporal dynamics between them. To fill these gaps, the present study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between the above constructs in a clinical sample of Dutch youth. 525 outpatients (72.5% women; age range: 12-26 years, M = 18.8 ± 2.83) diagnosed with different psychological difficulties were recruited from specialized mental health care services in The Netherlands. They completed self-report measures assessing personality functioning, psychopathological symptoms, and the achievement of youth-specific developmental milestones. Data were collected on three occasions within a year and modelled using a Cross-Lagged Panel Model approach. The levels of personality dysfunction, general psychopathology, and developmental milestones achievement were found to fluctuate from one wave to the other. Personality dysfunction and general psychopathology were positively interrelated at each time point, while both constructs were negatively associated with developmental milestones achievement. Importantly, difficulties achieving developmental milestones predicted a worsening in personality functioning 6 months later. This result would suggest that the achievement of developmental milestones precedes personality functioning, supporting the importance of interventions promoting age-adequate functioning in youth.
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- Sara Iannattone
- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- HYPE Centre of Expertise on Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder, GGz Centraal, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Reinier van Arkel Mental Health Institute, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- HYPE Centre of Expertise on Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder, GGz Centraal, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Reinier van Arkel Mental Health Institute, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Reinier van Arkel Mental Health Institute, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
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Oliver E, Coates A, Bennett JM, Willis ML. Narcissism and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2024; 25:1871-1884. [PMID: 37702183 PMCID: PMC11155208 DOI: 10.1177/15248380231196115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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This review aimed to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and trait narcissism, and whether the strength of this relationship differs depending on narcissism type (grandiose or vulnerable), the type of violence perpetrated, or the perpetrator's gender. Scopus, Medline, PsycInfo, and Academic Search Complete databases were searched on August 11, 2022. Studies were included if they were in English, measured IPV perpetration and trait narcissism, and examined the relationship between trait narcissism and IPV perpetration. Studies were excluded if they were review papers, conference extracts, book chapters, or if the data was not specific to trait narcissism. The AXIS tool was used to assess the quality and risk of bias of the studies. Twenty-two studies (N = 11,520 participants) were included in the random effects meta-analysis revealing a significant, weak, positive relationship between trait narcissism and IPV perpetration, r = .15. Subgroup analyses revealed physical IPV perpetration was not significantly related to trait narcissism while cyber and psychological IPV perpetration were significantly, positively, weakly related to trait narcissism. No significant difference in the strength of the relationship with IPV perpetration was found between males and females. The relationship between trait narcissism and IPV perpetration was significantly greater for vulnerable narcissism than grandiose narcissism. Overall, the quality of the included studies was high, and risk of bias was low. All measures were self-report and underreporting could be present given both narcissistic traits and IPV perpetration are considered socially undesirable. Future research examining these relationships should specify IPV and narcissism types.
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- Eliza Oliver
- Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, NSW, Australia
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Balzen KM, Kerr S, Gecha T, Hutsebaut J, Berghuis H, Sharp C. First Psychometric Evaluation of the English Version of the Semi-Structured Interview for Personality Functioning (STiP-5.1). J Pers Assess 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38934551 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2024.2365325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders provides a dimensional framework for the conceptualization of personality disorders where Criterion A concerns the assessment of one's level of personality functioning (LPF). This study examines the psychometric properties of the English translation of the Semi-Structured Interview for Personality Functioning (STiP-5.1) to validate this translation for the assessment of LPF in English-speaking populations; and examine whether this measure increments self-report measures of LPF and personality pathology in predicting general functioning. The sample consisted of 129 emerging adults between 18 and 25 years of age (M = 20.54, SD = 2.08) from a mixed college and clinical sample. Results support a unidimensional factor structure of the STiP-5.1, good internal consistency, and high inter-rater reliability. Construct validity was supported through associations of the STiP-5.1 with self-report measures of LPF and personality pathology. The STiP-5.1 incremented self-report measures of personality pathology in predicting functional impairment, though additional variance explained was modest. Finally, STiP-5.1 scores differentiated individuals who obtained a score at or above the clinical cutoff from those below on self-report measures of personality pathology and LPF with large effect sizes. Findings support the validity of the English translation of the STiP-5.1 for the assessment of LPF.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological disorders and Somatic diseases (CoRPS), Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Arkin Mental Heath, NPI Centre for Personality Disorders, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston
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Vittori A, Petrucci E, Cascella M, Bignami EG, Simonini A, Sollecchia G, Fiore G, Vergallo A, Marinangeli F, Pedone R. Maladaptive personality traits are associated with burnout risk in Italian anesthesiologists and intensivists: a secondary analysis from a cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2024; 4:36. [PMID: 38907360 PMCID: PMC11193186 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-024-00171-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Burnout is a maladaptive response to chronic stress, particularly prevalent among clinicians. Anesthesiologists are at risk of burnout, but the role of maladaptive traits in their vulnerability to burnout remains understudied. METHODS A secondary analysis was performed on data from the Italian Association of Hospital Anesthesiologists, Pain Medicine Specialists, Critical Care, and Emergency (AAROI-EMAC) physicians. The survey included demographic data, burnout assessment using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and subscales (emotional exhaustion, MBI-EE; depersonalization, MBI-DP; personal accomplishment, MBI-PA), and evaluation of personality disorders (PDs) based on DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition) criteria using the assessment of DSM-IV PDs (ADP-IV). We investigated the aggregated scores of maladaptive personality traits as predictor variables of burnout. Subsequently, the components of personality traits were individually assessed. RESULTS Out of 310 respondents, 300 (96.77%) provided complete information. The maladaptive personality traits global score was associated with the MBI-EE and MBI-DP components. There was a significant negative correlation with the MBI-PA component. Significant positive correlations were found between the MBI-EE subscale and the paranoid (r = 0.42), borderline (r = 0.39), and dependent (r = 0.39) maladaptive personality traits. MBI-DP was significantly associated with the passive-aggressive (r = 0.35), borderline (r = 0.33), and avoidant (r = 0.32) traits. Moreover, MBI-PA was negatively associated with dependent (r = - 0.26) and avoidant (r = - 0.25) maladaptive personality features. CONCLUSIONS There is a significant association between different maladaptive personality traits and the risk of experiencing burnout among anesthesiologists. This underscores the importance of understanding and addressing personality traits in healthcare professionals to promote their well-being and prevent this serious emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion state.
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- Alessandro Vittori
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, ARCO ROMA, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Academic Hospital of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Unit of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84082, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.
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- Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43121, Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit AOU Delle Marche, Salesi Children's Hospital, 60121, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Treatment, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital of Santa Croce Di Moncalieri, 10024, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Spedali Civili Di Brescia, 25121, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Treatment, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 8100, Caserta, Italy
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Yalch MM, Stone SN. An Evolutionary Perspective on the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders. J Pers Disord 2024; 38:268-283. [PMID: 38857160 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2024.38.3.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Recent work has nested the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) within several theoretical paradigms of personality and clinical psychology (e.g., multivariate, psychodynamic). This has both spurred on additional research and aided in practical application. Connecting the model to other theoretical heuristics may lead to further advances. One candidate for such a theory is that of evolutionary psychology, which attempts to provide explanations of human behavior (including personality traits) rooted in adaptation. In this article, we review and integrate the theoretical and empirical literature on the AMPD and evolutionary psychology, providing a synthesis of the two models in the hope of furthering the research and application of both.
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Shumaker N, Long T, Torres A, Mercado A, Marek RJ, Anderson JL. Exploring Potential Ethnic Bias Among MMPI-3 Scales in Assessing Personality Psychopathology. Assessment 2024:10731911241254341. [PMID: 38817050 DOI: 10.1177/10731911241254341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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This study examined statistical bias in the measurement of personality psychopathology in the Latinx population using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3). Data were extracted from two studies that yielded a composite data set of 103 White individuals and 250 Latinx individuals. All participants were administered the MMPI-2-Restructured Form-Extended Battery (MMPI-2-RF-EX) or MMPI-3 and the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 Short Form (PID-5-SF). First, we conducted correlation analyses between theoretically overlapping scales of the PID-5-SF and the MMPI-3 among White and Latinx individuals. The majority of theoretically associated scales were found to be at least moderately associated in the total sample. In addition, Steiger's z-tests indicated that correlations were similar in magnitude across the White and Latinx ethnic groups. Hierarchical regression subsequently determined the presence of slope and/or intercept bias. Only one analysis (the MMPI-3 Anger Proneness prediction of PID-5-SF Negative Affectivity) indicated statistically significant intercept bias. No evidence of slope bias was found. In other words, these analyses indicated that the vast majority of the relationships between MMPI-3 scales and associated personality psychopathology constructs (as measured by the PID-5-SF) remained consistent across both ethnic groups. Overall, the results supported the appropriate cross-cultural use of the MMPI-3 to assess personality psychopathology.
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- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
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Leclerc P, Gamache D, Cailhol L. Time to put aside the false dichotomy between personality disorders and psychotic symptoms. J Clin Psychol 2024; 80:1003-1014. [PMID: 38311863 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Unlike internalizing and externalizing symptoms, psychotic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusions) are manifestations of personality disorders (PDs) that are more controversial and poorly understood. This leaves clinicians with very little guidance for clinical practice, especially for diagnosis. What is more, most reviews have focused strictly on the links between psychotic symptoms and the categorically defined borderline PD, which contrasts with the growing movement that emphasizes a dimensional perspective (especially in psychology). Thus, the objectives of this critical review will be to (a) expose typical cases where PDs and psychotic symptoms might cooccur; (b) assess the state of scientific knowledge surrounding PD and psychotic symptoms; and (c) provide clinicians and researchers with recommendations to keep the field moving forward. We conclude that researchers and clinicians should move past the false "PD or psychosis" dichotomy since they often cooccur, avoid (as far as possible) making psychotic symptoms an exclusion criterion in PD research to enhance ecological validity, and consider dimensional PD diagnosis as a potential unifying solution to the dilemma posed by this cooccurrence.
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- Philippe Leclerc
- Faculté d'éducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Département de psychiatrie, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Tedesco V, Day NJS, Lucas S, Grenyer BFS. Diagnosing borderline personality disorder: Reports and recommendations from people with lived experience. Personal Ment Health 2024; 18:107-121. [PMID: 37997227 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental health condition marked by impairments in self and interpersonal functioning. Stigma from health staff may often result in a reluctance to diagnose, impacting recovery trajectories. Qualitative interviews were conducted with participants (N = 15; M Age = 36.4 years, SD = 7.5; 93.3% female) with lived experience of BPD exploring topics of illness onset, insight, experience of diagnosis and treatment. Qualitative responses were analysed within a co-design framework with a member of the research team who identifies as having a lived experience of BPD. On average, participant symptoms emerged at 12.1 years of age (SD = 6.6 years, range 1.5-27), but diagnoses of BPD were delayed until 30.2 years (SD = 7.8 years, range 18-44) resulting in a 'diagnosis gap' of 18.1 years (SD = 9.6 years, range 3-30). Participant explanations for BPD emergence varied from biological, psychological and social factors. Benefits of diagnosis (e.g., fostering insight, aiding treatment planning and reducing isolation) were contrasted with challenges (e.g., stigma and treatment unavailability). Delay in diagnosis was common, and no participants reported receiving a diagnosis of BPD during their adolescence yet 85% felt they would have benefited from a diagnosis in adolescence. Only a quarter (27%) felt highly supported in the diagnostic process. An ideal four-step diagnosis procedure was outlined based on recommendations from participants with a lived experience; this involved the following: (1) explain the process, (2) assess thoroughly, (3) explore how the features are active in everyday life and (4) link diagnosis to evidence-based treatment planning.
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- Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Thomson M, Cavelti M, Lerch S, Koenig J, Reichl C, Mürner-Lavanchy I, Wyssen A, Kaess M. Clinical profiles of adolescent personality pathology: a latent structure examination of the Semi-Structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP-5.1) in a help-seeking sample. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2024; 11:9. [PMID: 38589974 PMCID: PMC11003081 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-024-00252-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the introduction of dimensional conceptualisations of personality functioning in the latest classification systems, such as Criterion A of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders in the DSM-5, heterogeneous clinical presentation of personality pathology remains a challenge. Relatedly, the latent structure of personality pathology as assessed by the Semi-Structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP-5.1) has not yet been comprehensively examined in adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the latent structure of the STiP-5.1, and, based on those findings, to describe any unique clinical profiles that might emerge. METHODS The final sample comprised 502 participants aged 11-18 years consecutively recruited from a specialised personality disorder outpatient service, as well as general day clinic and inpatient wards at the University Hospital University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Participants were assessed using the STiP-5.1, as well as a battery of other psychological measures by clinical psychologists or trained doctoral students. Variations of Factor Analysis, Latent Class Analysis and Factor Mixture Models (FMM) were applied to the STiP-5.1 to determine the most appropriate structure. RESULTS The best fitting model was an FMM comprising four-classes and two factors (corresponding to self- and interpersonal-functioning). The classes differed in both overall severity of personality functioning impairment, and in their scores and clinical relevance on each element of the STiP-5.1. When compared to the overall sample, classes differed in their unique clinical presentation: class 1 had low impairment, class 2 had impairments primarily in self-functioning with high depressivity, class 3 had mixed levels of impairment with emerging problems in identity and empathy, and class 4 had severe overall personality functioning impairment. CONCLUSIONS A complex model incorporating both dimensional and categorical components most adequately describes the latent structure of the STiP-5.1 in our adolescent sample. We conclude that Criterion A provides clinically useful information beyond severity (as a dimensional continuum) alone, and that the hybrid model found for personality functioning in our sample warrants further attention. Findings can help to parse out clinical heterogeneity in personality pathology in adolescents, and help to inform early identification and intervention efforts.
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- Madelyn Thomson
- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Brud PP, Cieciuch J. Temperamental underpinnings of borderline personality disorder and its facets. Personal Ment Health 2024. [PMID: 38476088 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Temperament is claimed to be the basis for personality; therefore, discovering the temperamental underpinnings of borderline personality disorder and its facets is crucial for understanding this personality disorder. In this article, we explore these underpinnings by using a new model of temperament, based on the Regulative Theory of Temperament, the Big Two of temperament, and the Circumplex of Personality Metatraits. Two studies were conducted on adults-the first was in a general population sample (N = 315) and the second was in a clinical sample (N = 113) in people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. The following measurements were used: The Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (SI-Bord), the Five-Factor Borderline Inventory-Short Form (FFBI-SF), and the Temperament Metadimensions Questionnaire (TMQ). General borderline was explained by Reactivity (high Sensitivity) and Activity (high Dynamism). At the facet level, the Borderline Internalizing Facet was mainly explained by Reactivity (high Sensitivity), while the Borderline Externalizing Facet was explained by Activity (high Dynamism) in addition to Reactivity (high Sensitivity). The results of our study revealed specific temperamental underpinnings of borderline and its facets. Reactivity underlies all borderline facets, while Activity differentiates between the Borderline Externalizing Facet and Borderline Internalizing Facet.
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- Piotr P Brud
- Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- University Research Priority Social Networks, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Rivard G, Le Corff Y, Lapalme M, Forget K. Measurement invariance of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 across sex. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1328937. [PMID: 38525253 PMCID: PMC10957747 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1328937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Introduction There has been an international movement towards dimensional models of personality disorders (PDs) in the last decades, which culminated in the publication of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the Emerging Measures and Models section of the DSM-5. This model was accompanied by a APA-sanctioned Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) for the assessment of the AMPD pathological personality traits. One major issue with the assessment of personality disorders pertains to sex differences, and measurement invariance across sex in assessment instruments for PDs is necessary in order to ensure non-biased evaluations and to make valid comparisons between men and women. This study aimed to provide more information on measurement invariance across sex for the PID-5, using both the original scoring approach provided by the authors of the instrument and the scoring approach suggested by the APA in the published version of the PID-5. Methods This study was conducted with a sample of 2273 participants from the general Québec (Canada) adult population aged 18 to 90 years (M = 46.59; SD = 16.32; 51.8% women). Results The original scoring approach model showed good fit to data after freeing paths between certain traits and reached strict invariance. The APA scoring approach also showed good fit to data and reached strict invariance, but needed an adjustment (path freed between Emotional lability and Impulsivity in men) to reach scalar invariance. Discussion In line with previous research, the PID-5 is invariant across sex and the five-factor structure adjusts well to data. The APA scoring approach appears to attenuate the cross-loading problem observed with the original scoring approach. In light of these results, we recommend using the APA scoring approach to derive domain scores.
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- Geneviève Rivard
- The Group for Research and Intervention on Children’s Social Adjustment (GRISE), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département d’orientation Professionnelle, Faculté d’éducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- The Group for Research and Intervention on Children’s Social Adjustment (GRISE), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département d’orientation Professionnelle, Faculté d’éducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département de Psychiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- The Group for Research and Intervention on Children’s Social Adjustment (GRISE), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département de Psychoéducation, Faculté d’éducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- The Group for Research and Intervention on Children’s Social Adjustment (GRISE), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département de Psychiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Benzi IMA, Fontana A, Di Pierro R, Parolin L, Ensink K. Unpacking the p-factor. Associations Between Maladaptive Personality Traits and General Psychopathology in Female and Male Adolescents. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024; 52:473-486. [PMID: 37938410 PMCID: PMC10896943 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01146-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Adolescence is a period of rapid physical, psychological, and neural maturation that makes youth vulnerable to emerging psychopathology, highlighting the need for improved identification of psychopathology risk indicators. Recently, a higher-order latent psychopathology factor (p-factor) was identified that explains latent liability for psychopathology beyond internalizing and externalizing difficulties. However, recent proposals suggest reconceptualizing the p-factor model in terms of impairments in personality encompassing difficulties in both self-regulation (borderline features) and self-esteem (narcissistic features), but this remains untested. To address this, this study examined the p-factor structure and the contribution of borderline and narcissistic features using two cross-sectional data collections. In Study 1, 974 cisgender adolescents (63% assigned females at birth; age range: 13-19; Mage = 16.68, SD = 1.40) reported on internalizing and externalizing problems (YSR) to test via structural equation models (SEM) different theoretical models for adolescent psychopathology. In Study 2, 725 cisgender adolescents (64.5% assigned females at birth; age range: 13-19; Mage = 16.22, SD = 1.32) reported internalizing and externalizing problems (YSR), borderline personality features (BPFSC-11), and narcissistic personality traits (PNI), to explore, via SEM, the contribution of borderline and narcissistic traits to the p-factor and accounting for gender differences. Results confirmed the utility of a bi-factor model in adolescence. Furthermore, findings highlighted the contribution of borderline features and narcissistic vulnerability to general psychopathology. The study provides the first evidence supporting a p-factor model reconceptualized in terms of personality impairments encompassing difficulties in self-regulation and self-esteem in adolescents.
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- Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Piazza Botta Adorno Antoniotto, 11, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Human Science, LUMSA University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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Rossi G, van Alphen SPJ, Videler AC, Diaz-Batanero C. Can personality disorder be accurately assessed in older age? A differential item functioning analysis of ICD-11 inventories. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2024; 39:e6075. [PMID: 38459700 DOI: 10.1002/gps.6075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The contested categorical personality disorder (PD) criteria are not well suited to inform PD diagnoses in older adults. Yet, the classification of PDs is undergoing a critical transition phase with a paradigm shift to a dimensional approach for diagnosing PDs. No special attention was given to the expression of PDs in older age when the dimensional ICD-11 model was developed. Given that PDs are highly prevalent in older adults, there is an urgent need to examine if ICD-11 related instruments are able to adequately assess for PDs in older adults. METHODS The age-neutrality of ICD-11 measures was examined in a sample of 208 Dutch community-dwelling adults (N = 208, M age = 54.96, SD = 21.65), matched on sex into 104 younger (age range 18-64) and 104 older (age range 65-93) adults. An instrument is considered not to be age-neutral if a collective large level of differential item functioning (DIF) exists in a group of items of an instrument (i.e., 25% or more with DIF). We therefore set out to detect possible DIF in the following ICD-11 self-report measures: the Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD), the Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD), and the Borderline Pattern Scale (BPS). RESULTS DIF analyses using a non-parametric odds ratio approach demonstrated that SASPD, PiCD, and BPS were age-neutral with less than 25% of items showing DIF. Yet, impact of DIF at scale level, examined by way of differential test functioning (DTF), indicated a DTF effect on the SASPD total score. CONCLUSIONS These results of age-neutrality of the PiCD and BPS are promising for measuring ICD-11 traits and the borderline pattern. Yet, the age-neutral measurement of PD severity requires further research. With a rapidly aging population, its accurate assessment across the entire adult life span, including older age, is a prerequisite for an adequate detection of PDs.
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- Gina Rossi
- Personality and Psychopathology Research Group (PEPS), Department of Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Personality and Psychopathology Research Group (PEPS), Department of Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical Centre of Excellence for Older Adults with Personality Disorders, Mondriaan Mental Health Centre, Heerlen-Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- PersonaCura, Clinical Centre of Excellence for Personality and Developmental Disorders in Older Adults, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Tranzo, Scientific Centre for Care and Wellbeing of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
- Research Center for Natural Resources, Health and the Environment, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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Blais MA, Kelley SE, Ruchensky JR, Richardson LA, Massey C, Stein MB. Deriving the Transdiagnostic Scales From the Personality Assessment Inventory and SPECTRA: Indices of Psychopathology: A Demonstration. Clin Psychol Psychother 2024; 31:e2967. [PMID: 38572780 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Transdiagnostic models of psychopathology address many of the shortcomings common to categorical diagnostic systems. These empirically derived models conceptualize psychopathology as a few broad interrelated and hierarchically arranged dimensions, with an overarching general psychopathology dimension, the p-factor, at the apex. While transdiagnostic models are gaining prominence in mental health research, the lack of available tools has limited their clinical translation. The present study explored the potential of creating transdiagnostic scales from the joint factor structure of the Personality Assessment Inventory, Alternative Model of Personality Disorder trait scales (AMPD), and the clinical scales of the SPECTRA: Indices of Psychopathology (SPECTRA). Exploratory factor analysis in a clinical sample (n = 212) identified five factors corresponding to the Negative Affect/Internalizing, Detachment, Antagonism/Externalizing, Disinhibition/Externalizing, and Thought Disorder transdiagnostic dimensions. Goldberg's "Bass-Ackward" method supported a hierarchical structure. Five composite transdiagnostic scales were created by summing each factor's highest loading PAI and SPECTRA scales. A global psychopathology scale was created by summing the five composite scales. All the composite scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Correlations between the composite scales and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3 provide initial validity evidence for four composite and global scales. The composite thought disorder scale had no conceptually corresponding NEO domain. Clinical implications and study limitations are discussed.
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- Mark A Blais
- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, William James College, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology & Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Duda JM, Fineberg SK, Deng W, Ma Y, Everaert J, Cannon TD, Joormann J. Borderline personality disorder features are associated with inflexible social interpretations. J Affect Disord 2024; 348:78-87. [PMID: 38110156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is thought to involve aberrant social learning, including impaired revision of social interpretations with new evidence (social interpretation inflexibility). However, this topic has received little empirical attention outside of specific literatures, such as moral inference or behavioral economics. Further, the contribution of comorbid depression to BPD-related interpretation inflexibility has not yet been assessed. METHODS In two independent samples (Study 1: N = 213; Study 2: N = 210, oversampled for BPD features), we assessed the associations between BPD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and task-based measures of social interpretation flexibility. RESULTS We found that BPD symptoms, particularly volatility of identity and relationships, were associated with less revision of social interpretations with both positive and negative evidence. Meanwhile, depressive symptoms were associated with a pattern of less revision of social interpretations with positive versus negative information. LIMITATIONS The use of cross-sectional, crowdsourced samples limits causal interpretations. Translation to clinical populations should be assessed in future studies. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that inflexible social interpretations across valences may be a feature of BPD-related pathology, and could be connected to symptoms involving volatility in social contexts. Future studies should investigate whether treatments geared toward increasing the flexibility of social interpretations are effective in treating BPD symptoms, especially those involving interpersonal difficulties.
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- Jessica M Duda
- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, the Netherlands; Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, KU, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Stricker J, Hasenburg L, Jakob L, Weigl T, Pietrowsky R. Public Stigma and Continuum Beliefs Across Personality Disorder Severity Levels. J Pers Disord 2024; 38:75-86. [PMID: 38324251 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2024.38.1.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Stigmatizing attitudes toward persons with personality disorders are common. Preliminary evidence suggests that continuum beliefs (the view that presented symptoms lie on a continuum with normality) are associated with reduced personality disorder stigma. This study aimed to evaluate whether this association holds across the entire spectrum of personality disorder severity and whether greater personality disorder severity is linked to higher stigma. A general population sample (N = 848) completed questions about a vignette depicting mild, moderate, or severe personality disorder severity. Higher continuum beliefs were associated with a lower desire for social distance from persons with mild, moderate, or severe personality disorder. In addition, continuum beliefs were higher, and the desired social distance was lower toward a person with mild than a person with moderate or severe personality disorder. Thus, fostering continuum beliefs might aid in combating personality disorder stigma, including toward severely affected persons who experience strong stigmatization.
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- Johannes Stricker
- Department of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Psychology School, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Savard C, Deschênes M, Gagné-Pomerleau É, Payant M, Mayrand K, Nolin MC, Marcoux LA, Gamache D. Contribution of the alternative model for DSM-5 personality disorders to relationship satisfaction. Front Psychiatry 2024; 14:1291226. [PMID: 38283893 PMCID: PMC10811608 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1291226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Introduction Personality is a central factor associated with relationship discord, conflicts, and separation, as well as with dyadic adjustment and relationship stability. The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) of the DSM-5 offers a hybrid model for understanding personality based on personality dysfunction (Criterion A) and pathological domains and facets (Criterion B). So far, few studies have integrated this model into the understanding of relationship quality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the contribution of Criterion B to relationship satisfaction in individuals involved in an intimate relationship. We also explored the joint contribution of Criteria A and B, as well as their interaction effects, to relationship satisfaction. Methods Participants were drawn from two clinical samples: patients with personality disorders (PD; N = 101) and clients consulting in private practice clinics (PPC; N = 350). They completed self-report questionnaires assessing relationship satisfaction and AMPD Criteria A (only for PPC sample) and B. Results Hierarchical regressions showed that, for the PD sample, the Detachment and Negative Affectivity domains, especially the pathological facets of Intimacy Avoidance and Separation Insecurity, explained 22.5% of relationship satisfaction's variance. For PPC clients, Detachment, Negative Affectivity, and Antagonism domains, and especially the pathological facets of Intimacy Avoidance, Anxiousness, and Grandiosity, contribute significantly to relationship satisfaction, explaining 14.8% of its variance. Criterion A elements did not evince incremental value to the regression models in the PPC sample, and no Criteria A and B interaction effects were found. Clinical implications as well as limitations of the study are discussed.
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- Claudia Savard
- Department of Educational Fundamentals and Practices, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec, QC, Canada
- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse, Montréal, QC, Canada
- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec, QC, Canada
- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Humanities, Saint-Anne University, Pointe-de-l'Église, NS, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec, QC, Canada
- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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Lampron M, Achim AM, Gamache D, Bernier A, Sabourin S, Savard C. Profiles of theory of mind impairments and personality in clinical and community samples: integrating the alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders. Front Psychiatry 2024; 14:1292680. [PMID: 38274419 PMCID: PMC10809153 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1292680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Deficits in theory of mind (ToM)-the ability to infer the mental states of others-have been linked to antagonistic traits in community samples. ToM deficits have also been identified in people with personality disorders (PD), although with conflicting evidence, partly due to the use of categorical diagnoses. The DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) provides an opportunity for a more precise understanding of the interplay between ToM abilities and personality pathology. Therefore, the study aims to determine whether and how individuals with diverse ToM profiles differ regarding personality impairment (AMPD Criterion A) and pathological facets (AMPD Criterion B). Method Adults with PD (n = 39) and from the community (n = 42) completed tests assessing ToM skills and self-reported questionnaires assessing AMPD Criteria A and B. Hierarchical agglomerative and TwoStep cluster analyses were consecutively computed using scores and subscores from ToM tests as clustering variables. Multivariate analyses of variance were subsequently performed to compare the clusters on both AMPD Criteria. Five clinically and conceptually meaningful clusters were found. The most notable differences across clusters were observed for Intimacy and Empathy dysfunctions (Criterion A), as well as for the Deceitfulness, Callousness, and Hostility facets from the Antagonism domain and the Restricted affectivity facet from the Detachment domain (Criterion B). Discussion The results support the association between antagonistic personality facets and ToM deficits. However, clusters showing impairments in ToM abilities did not necessarily exhibit high levels of personality dysfunction or pathological facets, emphasizing that both constructs are not isomorphic. Nevertheless, specific profiles can help refine existing interventions to make them more sensitive and specific to the nature of ToM dysfunctions while considering personality functioning and facets.
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- VITAM – Centre de recherche en santé durable, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Educational Fundamentals and Practices, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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Gao S, Yu D, Assink M, Chan KL, Zhang L, Meng X. The Association Between Child Maltreatment and Pathological Narcissism: A Three-Level Meta-Analytic Review. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2024; 25:275-290. [PMID: 36651026 DOI: 10.1177/15248380221147559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Emerging evidence has documented the positive association between child maltreatment and both phenotypes of pathological narcissism (i.e., vulnerable and grandiose narcissism). However, results across these studies are inconsistent. Therefore, the present meta-analysis aimed to examine the extent to which child maltreatment is associated with vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, and whether these associations differed by study or sample characteristics. A systematic literature review was conducted in Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Three-level meta-analyses were performed in R to synthesize the effect sizes. A total of 15 studies (N = 9,141 participants) producing 129 effect sizes were included. Results showed that child maltreatment was positively related to both vulnerable narcissism (mean r = .198; p < .001) and grandiose narcissism (mean r = .087; p < .001), but only to a small extent. Further, the association between child maltreatment and vulnerable narcissism was stronger for neglect (r = .278) than for physical abuse (r = .130). The strength of the association between child maltreatment and grandiose narcissism was larger for samples that were on average younger than 18 years (r = .187) than for samples that were on average older than 18 years (r = .068). Also, the strength of the association was stronger for females than for males. Child maltreatment is a risk factor for developing both vulnerable and grandiose narcissism. Interventions targeting pathological narcissism should be aware of potential trauma resulting from victimization of child maltreatment.
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- Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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Rief W, Hofmann SG, Berg M, Forbes MK, Pizzagalli DA, Zimmermann J, Fried E, Reed GM. Do We Need a Novel Framework for Classifying Psychopathology? A Discussion Paper. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN EUROPE 2023; 5:e11699. [PMID: 38357431 PMCID: PMC10863678 DOI: 10.32872/cpe.11699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Introduction The ICD-11 and DSM-5 are the leading systems for the classification of mental disorders, and their relevance for clinical work and research, as well as their impact for policy making and legal questions, has increased considerably. In recent years, other frameworks have been proposed to supplement or even replace the ICD and the DSM, raising many questions regarding clinical utility, scientific relevance, and, at the core, how best to conceptualize mental disorders. Method As examples of the new approaches that have emerged, here we introduce the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP), the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), systems and network approaches, process-based approaches, as well as a new approach to the classification of personality disorders. Results and Discussion We highlight main distinctions between these classification frameworks, largely related to different priorities and goals, and discuss areas of overlap and potential compatibility. Synergies among these systems may provide promising new avenues for research and clinical practice.
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- Winfried Rief
- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Group, Department of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Translational Clinical Psychology Group, Department of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Group, Department of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research & McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Clinical Psychology Group, Department of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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Hopwood CJ, Morey LC, Markon KE. What is a psychopathology dimension? Clin Psychol Rev 2023; 106:102356. [PMID: 37926058 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Coherence in the science and practice of mental health assessment depends upon a tight connection between psychopathology concepts that are used and the way those concepts are operationalized and defined. In contrast, the use of the same word to mean more than one thing contributes to incoherence, inefficiency, and confusion. In this paper, we review three possible meanings of the word "dimension" as it relates to the assessment of psychopathology and describe how the indiscriminate use of this word has caused confusion in the general context of the transition to a more evidence-based approach to mental health diagnosis. We attempt to disambiguate the term "dimension" by demarcating three concepts that can be distinguished based on different empirical standards: continuous variables, unidimensional dimensions, and distinct dimensions.
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Williams R, Chiesa M, Moselli M, Frattini C, Casini M, Fonagy P. The relationship between mood disorders, personality disorder and suicidality in adolescence: does general personality disturbance play a significant role in predicting suicidal behavior? Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2023; 10:32. [PMID: 37907967 PMCID: PMC10619325 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-023-00238-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Current research points to the importance personality pathology and Major Depression e as relevant psycopathological risk factors for understanding suicidal risk in adolescence. Literature has mainly focused on the role of BPD, however current orientations in personality pathological functioning suggest that BPD may be the representative of a general personality disturbance, a factor of vulnerability underlying diverse psychopathological variants and aspects of maladaptive functioning. However, recent studies seem to have neglected the contributions that other specific personality disorders and personality pathology as a general factor of vulnerability for suicidality; and only marginally investigated the interaction of personality disorder (PD) as an overall diagnosis and individual PDs and major depression (MDD). In this paper, the independent and cumulative effects of MDD and DSM-IV PDs on suicidal risk are investigated in a sample of adolescents observed in a longitudinal window of observation ranging from three months preceding the assessment to a six-month follow up period of clinical monitoring. METHODS A sample of 118 adolescents (mean age = 15.48 ± 1.14) referred for assessment and treatment on account of suicidal ideation or behavior were administered the CSSRS, SCID II, Kiddie-SADS at admission at inpatient and outpatient Units. All subjects included in the study had reported suicidal ideation or suicide attempts at the C-SSRS; The CSSRS was applied again to all patients who reported further suicidal episodes during the six-months follow-up period of clinical monitoring. Dimensional diagnoses of PDs was obtained by summing the number of criteria met by each subject at SCID-%-PD 5, In order, to test the significance of the associations between the variables chosen as predictors (categorical and dimensional PDs and MD diagnosis), and the suicidal outcomes variables suicide attempts, number of suicide attempts and potential lethality of suicide attempt, non-parametric bivariate correlations, logistic regression models and mixed-effects Poisson regression were performed PD. RESULTS The categorical and dimensional diagnosis of PD showed to be a significant risk factors for suicide attempt and their recurrence, independently of BPD, that anyway was confirmed to be a specific significant risk factor for suicidal behaviors. Furthermore, PD assessed at a categorical and dimensional level and Major Depression exert an influence on suicidal behaviors and their lethality both as independent and cumulative risk factors. LIMITATIONS Besides incorporating dimensional thinking into our approach to assessing psychopathology, our study still relied on traditionally defined assessment of PD. Future studies should include AMPD-defined personality pathology in adolescence to truly represent dimensional thinking. CONCLUSION These results point to the importance of early identification of the level of severity of personality pathology at large and its co-occurrence with Major Depression for the management of suicidal risk in adolescence.
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- Riccardo Williams
- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" - University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Child and Adolescent Neuro-Psychiatry, "Sapienza" - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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Kolla NJ, Tully J, Bertsch K. Neural correlates of aggression in personality disorders from the perspective of DSM-5 maladaptive traits: a systematic review. Transl Psychiatry 2023; 13:330. [PMID: 37884552 PMCID: PMC10603082 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02612-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published in 2013, includes an alternative model of personality disorders (AMPD) focusing on a maladaptive trait model utilized to diagnose several personality disorders. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are two conditions categorized by AMPD that exhibit high rates of violence and aggression. Several of the traits outlined in the AMPD, including hostility, impulsivity, risk-taking, and callousness, have been previously linked to aggression in BPD and ASPD. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has never been a synthesis of neuroimaging studies that have investigated links between these traits and aggression in BPD and ASPD. To overcome this gap, we conducted a systematic review under the PRISMA framework to locate neuroimaging articles published since the release of AMPD linking trait anger/hostility, impulsivity, risk-taking, and callousness to aggression in BPD and ASPD. Key findings included the following: i) anger/hostility, associated with alterations in the interplay between prefrontal and subcortical regions (primarily the amygdala), may be a common factor explaining aggressive reactions to response to interpersonal threat or provocation; ii) alterations of fronto-temporal-limbic regions and serotonergic and endocannabinoid signaling systems may link impulsivity to aggression in BPD and ASPD; iii) weaker cortico-striatal connectivity could relate to greater risk taking and greater proclivity for violence. Insufficient evidence from neuroimaging articles was discerned to describe a relationship between callousness and aggression. Overall, results of this review reveal a relative paucity of neuroimaging studies examining AMPD traits relevant to aggression in BPD and ASPD. In addition to encouraging further investigation of neuroimaging markers of AMPD traits linked to aggression, we recommend multi-methodological designs, including the incorporation of other biomarkers, such as hormones and indices of physiological arousal, to fully expand our understanding of aggression in BPD and ASPD.
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- Nathan J Kolla
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
- NeuroImagine Core Unit Munich (NICUM), University Hospital LMU, Munich, Germany
- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bach B, Simonsen E, Kongerslev MT, Bo S, Hastrup LH, Simonsen S, Sellbom M. ICD-11 personality disorder features in the danish general population: Cut-offs and prevalence rates for severity levels. Psychiatry Res 2023; 328:115484. [PMID: 37748238 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Prevalence rates and correlates of personality disorders (PD) are relevant to health care policy and planning. OBJECTIVES To present normative data for self-reported ICD-11 personality disorder (PD) features including tentative cut-off scores and prevalence rates for severity levels along with psychosocial correlates. METHODS The Personality Disorder Severity ICD-11 (PDS-ICD-11) scale and criterion measures of impairment were administered to a social-demographically stratified sample of Danish citizens (N = 8,941) of which 3,044 delivered complete data. Item-Response Theory (IRT) was employed to indicate cut-offs based on standard deviations from the latent mean. RESULTS The unidimensionality of the PDS-ICD-11 score was supported and IRT analysis suggested norm-based thresholds at latent severity levels. Expected associations with criterion measures were found. CONCLUSION The normative data portray ICD-11 PD features in the general population and allow for interpretation of PDS-ICD-11 scores (e.g., scores of 12, 16, and 19 may indicate mild, moderate, and severe dysfunction), which may inform health care policy and planning. A total weighted prevalence of 6.9 % of the Danish general population is estimated to have clinically significant personality dysfunction, proportionally composed of Mild (4.8 %), Moderate (1.2 %), and Severe (0.9 %) levels. Future research should corroborate these findings using relevant clinical samples and methods.
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- Bo Bach
- Psychiatric Research Unit, Center for Personality Disorder Research, Region Zealand, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Center for Personality Disorder Research, Region Zealand, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Center for Personality Disorder Research, Region Zealand, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Mental Health Services, Region Southern Denmark, Svendborg, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Center for Personality Disorder Research, Region Zealand, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Stolpegaard Psychotherapy Centre, Capital Region, Denmark
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Ringwald WR, Emery L, Khoo S, Clark LA, Kotelnikova Y, Scalco MD, Watson D, Wright AG, Simms LJ. Structure of Pathological Personality Traits Through the Lens of the CAT-PD Model. Assessment 2023; 30:2276-2295. [PMID: 36633104 PMCID: PMC10413206 DOI: 10.1177/10731911221143343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Personality pathology is increasingly conceptualized within hierarchical, dimensional trait models. The Comprehensive Assessment of Traits Relevant to Personality Disorders (CAT-PD) is a pathological-trait measure with potential to improve on currently prevailing instruments because it has wider content coverage; however, its domain-level structure, which is of scientific and clinical interest, is not established. In this study, we investigated the structure and construct validity of the CAT-PD's domain level to facilitate wider use of the measure. We estimated five- and six-factor models with exploratory factor analysis in a pooled sample of eight independent subsamples (N = 3,987) and found that both models fit the data well; each had interpretable factors that were invariant across gender, sample type, and Black/White racial groups; and the factors had good convergent validity with other measures of maladaptive traits, Big Five personality, and interpersonal problems. Our results support the validity of the CAT-PD for assessing multiple levels of the pathological trait hierarchy.
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- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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Brown TA, Sellbom M, Bach B, Newton-Howes G. New Zealand (Aotearoa) clinicians' perspectives on the utility of the ICD-11 personality disorder diagnosis. Personal Ment Health 2023; 17:282-291. [PMID: 36890116 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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The ICD-11 has now taken effect and includes a new dimensional personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. The current study aimed to examine Aotearoa/New Zealand practitioners' perceptions of the clinical utility of the new PD system. A sample of 124 psychologists and psychiatrists completed a survey, applying the DSM-5 and ICD-11 PD diagnostic systems to a current patient, and completed clinical utility metrics on the DSM-5 and ICD-11 models. Additional open-ended questions further elicited clinicians' perceptions of the strengths, weaknesses and potential application issues of the ICD-11 PD diagnosis, and these responses were analysed through thematic analysis. Overall, the ICD-11 system was rated higher than the DSM-5 on all six clinical metrics, with no significant difference between psychologists' and psychiatrists' ratings. Five themes emerged: appreciation for an alternative to DSM-5, structural barriers preventing ICD-11 PD implementation, personal barriers to ICD-11 implementation, diagnoses viewed as low utility, clinician preference for formulation and cultural safety considerations for implementation of ICD-11 PD in Aotearoa/NZ. Overall, clinicians had positive opinions of the clinical utility of the ICD-11 PD diagnosis, although expressed some concerns about its implementation. The study expands upon initial evidence that mental health practitioners have generally positive perceptions of the ICD-11 PDs' clinical utility.
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- Centre for Personality Disorder Research, Slagelse Psychiatric Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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Stone LE, Segal DL. Associations between physical health and the alternative model of personality disorders: A cross-sectional age study. Personal Ment Health 2023; 17:220-231. [PMID: 36670518 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) is a relatively new dimensional model of personality disorders (PDs) that assesses two diagnostic constructs: personality functioning and pathological personality traits. Thus far, research on the AMPD among older adults has been limited, but the research that does exist suggests limited generalizability to the unique biopsychosocial context of later life. To further examine the applicability of the AMPD to older adults, the purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the AMPD's two constructs with perceived physical health status among younger and older adult samples. Older adults (n = 222) and younger adults (n = 215) completed the Short Form-36 (SF-36), Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Self-Report (LPFS-SR), and Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Brief Form (PID-5-BF). Correlations and Fisher's z-tests revealed significantly stronger relationships between the SF-36 with the LPFS-SR and PID-5-BF domains for older adults than younger adults. Additionally, age group significantly moderated the relationships between personality functioning and pathological personality traits and health. The stronger relationships between health and the AMPD's constructs for older adults suggest meaningful overlap between negative health outcomes and PD pathology. Future research should further investigate specific mechanisms in which personality pathology negatively impacts health in older adults.
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- Lisa E Stone
- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Blay M, Benmakhlouf I, Duarte M, Perroud N, Greiner C, Charbon P, Choi-Kain L, Speranza M. Case reports: Using Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) conceptualizations in the dimensional assessment and treatment of personality disorders. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1186524. [PMID: 37564248 PMCID: PMC10410145 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1186524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) is a generalist clinical management approach for borderline personality disorder that incorporates common ingredients of good standard care for any psychiatric diagnosis with what works from prevailing specialist psychotherapies. Similar to all validated therapies for BPD, it relies on a specified formulation of the disorder' symptoms as arising from interpersonal hypersensitivity, to dynamically describe typical patterns of daily self- and interpersonal issues that drive the instability that defines the general personality dysfunction characteristic of the disorder. Recent adaptations of GPM have been proposed for narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, with development of similar dynamic models for both (intrapsychic coherence model and model of overcontrol). New dimensional models of personality disorder diagnosis have been developed to address limitations of categorical approach, but the incorporation of these models into usage in the delivery of clinical services (where categorical approach remains the most used) is limited. This paper describes an adaptation of GPM to two cases of personality disorder that illustrate the usefulness of GPM models for dynamic representation of complex daily fluctuations in internal psychic coherence and interpersonal functioning. Specialist psychotherapies will never meet the demands of public health needs to treat personality dysfunction, and incorporation of new dimensional models of diagnosis are needed for treatments that can provide a minimal standard of care for providers and patients.
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- Martin Blay
- ADDIPSY, Outpatient Addictology and Psychiatry Center, Santé Basque Développement Group, Lyon, France
- Lyon Est Faculty of Medicine, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- ADDIPSY, Outpatient Addictology and Psychiatry Center, Santé Basque Développement Group, Lyon, France
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- Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Consultative Psychiatry and Crisis Intervention Department, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Service of Psychiatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- McLean Hospital, Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Versailles Hospital Center, University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Le Chesnay, France
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations Team “DevPsy”, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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James R, Daukantaité D, Nilsson M. A validation of the Swedish self-concept and Identity Measure (SCIM) and its association with mental health problems. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18151. [PMID: 37519721 PMCID: PMC10372226 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Pathological disturbance to one's identity is closely linked with mental illness and in particular personality disorders. Current measures of identity pathology within clinical research are nevertheless inconsistently used and present with substantial limitations such as disproportionate focus on adolescence. The Self-Concept and Identity Measure (SCIM) identifies pathological and non-pathological identity disturbance by implementing a measurement for clinical components of identity, as well as introducing the Lack of Identity concept. This study thus explores the psychometric properties (factor structure, internal consistency, and criterion validity) of the Swedish SCIM in a large sample of Swedish university students (N = 1500). Model fit indices for the three-dimension model of identity pathology consisting of consolidated-, disturbed-, and lack of identity subscales were deemed acceptable and the Swedish SCIM scores correlated with measures of psychopathology in the expected direction, together concluding that the Swedish SCIM was satisfactorily valid and reliable. The results further reveal a significant positive correlation between identity pathology and non-suicidal self-injury, two concepts that co-occur in psychopathologies, such as borderline personality disorder, but have not yet been studied in a Western population with this tool. The potential clinical use of this translated dimensional tool needs to be tested in a Swedish clinical population, however, we conclude that it already offers insight into the complexities of identity functioning and correlations with clinical symptoms.
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- Rosie James
- Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Psychiatry, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Psychiatry, Lund University, Sweden
- Clinical Psychiatric Research Centre, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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Montes SA, Sanchez RO. The underlying structure of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5): a general factor of personality psychopathology. CURRENT ISSUES IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 12:79-90. [PMID: 38807698 PMCID: PMC11129047 DOI: 10.5114/cipp/163182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The psychopathology of personality is currently undergoing a paradigm shift from a categorical to a dimensional approach. This work aimed to study the underlying structure of pathological personality traits of the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD). For this purpose, the internal structure of a version of the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5) was examined by a confirmatory factor analysis. This version assesses the five higher-order pathological personality domains (negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, and psychoticism) and the 25 lower-order pathological personality facets through a reduced number of items. Four alternative models were compared: five-factor oblique; second-order (five first-order factors and one second-order factor); bifactor (five specific factors and a general factor), and one-factor. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE We worked with an Argentinean sample of N = 525 subjects from the general population who answered the Argentine version of the PID-5. RESULTS The five-factor model was slightly superior to the second order model, and the bifactor model presented the best fit. CONCLUSIONS These findings, while preliminary, suggest that the PID-5 facets could reflect five specific pathological personality traits (which correspond to AMPD domains) but also a general factor (which would reflect a general propensity for psychopathology).
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- Silvana A. Montes
- CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Faculty of Psychology, National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Faculty of Psychology, National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Cano K, Sharp C. A Consumer Perspective on Personality Diagnostic Systems: One Size Does Not Fit All. J Pers Disord 2023; 37:263-284. [PMID: 37367823 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.3.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Although providers and patients may largely agree on what is essential to clinically useful assessment and diagnosis, patients have a unique voice and contribute additional information to our conceptualization of clinical utility. The current study evaluated the clinical utility of three diagnostic models (Section II categorial, Section III hybrid, and the original ICD-11 dimensional) from the consumer/user perspective. Participants included 703 undergraduate students and 154 family members or individuals with borderline personality disorder. Participants rated mock diagnostic reports on six indices of clinical utility. Results indicated that undergraduates favored categorical reports over the original ICD-11 dimensional reports on three of six indices but rated categorical and hybrid reports as essentially equivalent. In the patient/family sample, participants favored the hybrid or categorical model on all indices. Our findings speak to the value of a clear diagnostic label and suggest that future iterations of the DSM adopting a hybrid or dimensional model should have a continued focus on simplicity in communication.
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Levin-Aspenson HF, Khoo S, Stanton K, King B, Zimmerman M. A Bridge Between DSM-5 Section II Personality Disorder Criteria and ICD-11 Personality Disorder Trait Domains. J Pers Disord 2023; 37:317-336. [PMID: 37367819 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.3.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The organization of personality pathology into trait domains (vs. specific disorders) in ICD-11 represents an important shift in personality disorder (PD) nosology. However, to facilitate clinical implementation, a bridge is needed between this system and the DSM-5 Section II system familiar to many researchers and clinicians. In this study, individual DSM-5 PD criteria were assigned to ICD-11 trait domains based on the published Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements. This scoring scheme was examined empirically alongside DSM-5 PD dimensions (using SIDP ratings from the MIDAS project; N = 2,147 outpatients) in terms of descriptive properties and relations with psychosocial morbidity and functioning. Most PD criteria could be matched to at least one ICD-11 trait domain, indicating considerable cross-system continuity. However, points of incongruity are noteworthy for research and clinical applications. Results provide key information for bridging categorical and dimensional frameworks, indicating that the shift toward trait-based PD models need not be as disruptive as feared.
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- Holly F Levin-Aspenson
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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Blay M, Cohen S, Jan M, Perroud N, Speranza M, Charbon P. [Towards a pragmatic cohabitation of theoretical and clinical models: The example of "Good Psychiatric Management" in the treatment of borderline personality disorder]. L'ENCEPHALE 2023:S0013-7006(23)00042-8. [PMID: 37088579 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2023.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common disorder in general and clinical populations and is related to potentially severe medical and socio-professional consequences. Treatment of BPD is based on evidence-based psychotherapies (such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy, Schema-Focused Therapy or Transference Focused Psychotherapy), which have been shown effective but are poorly available in France. Pharmacological treatments, which are more easily available, are not effective in treating symptoms of the disorder but can be useful in management of comorbidities. In this context, recently called "generalist" models have been developed, which every well-trained psychiatrist can implement in their daily practice, combining practical elements from evidence-based psychotherapies and elements of pharmacological management of symptoms and comorbidities. The purpose of this article is to present one of these models, the Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) and its basic principles and its applications, and to provide one of the first French-speaking resources about this model. In addition, beyond the practical elements proposed by the GPM, we discuss the deeper question that it raises, namely the question of a pragmatic integration of different theoretical and clinical models. Indeed, the treatment of BPD patients is at the junction of different conceptualizations of mental pathology (psychopathological, neurobiological) and different modalities of practice (psychotherapy, biological psychiatry). In a French context, that sometimes separates these two models, and in our opinion GPM constitutes an example of clinical collaboration which shows the interest of the combined role of psychiatrist-psychotherapist.
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- Martin Blay
- ADDIPSY, Centre ambulatoire d'addictologie et de psychiatrie, Groupe santé basque développement, 164, avenue Jean-Jaurès, 69007 Lyon, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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- Centre hospitalier de Versailles, Service universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Le Chesnay, France
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- Centre hospitalier de Versailles, Service universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Le Chesnay, France
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- Service des spécialités psychiatriques, Département de psychiatrie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Genève, Suisse; Département de psychiatrie, Université de Genève, Genève, Suisse
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- Centre hospitalier de Versailles, Service universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Le Chesnay, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations Team "DevPsy", 94807 Villejuif, France
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- Service des spécialités psychiatriques, Département de psychiatrie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Genève, Suisse; Cabinet de groupe « D'un Monde à l'Autre », Lausanne, Suisse
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Profiles of patients with a personality disorder admitted in a day hospital treatment program: Revealing spectra from the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04388-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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Monaghan C, Bizumic B. Dimensional models of personality disorders: Challenges and opportunities. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1098452. [PMID: 36960458 PMCID: PMC10028270 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1098452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Categorical models of personality disorders have been beneficial throughout psychiatric history, providing a mechanism for organizing and communicating research and treatment. However, the view that individuals with personality disorders are qualitatively distinct from the general population is no longer tenable. This perspective has amassed steady criticism, ranging from inconsequential to irreconcilable. In response, stronger evidence has been accumulated in support of a dimensional perspective that unifies normal and pathological personality on underlying trait continua. Contemporary nosology has largely shifted toward this dimensional perspective, yet broader adoption within public lexicon and routine clinical practice appears slow. This review focuses on challenges and the related opportunities of moving toward dimensional models in personality disorder research and practice. First, we highlight the need for ongoing development of a broader array of measurement methods, ideally facilitating multimethod assessments that reduce biases associated with any single methodology. These efforts should also include measurement across both poles of each trait, intensive longitudinal studies, and more deeply considering social desirability. Second, wider communication and training in dimensional approaches is needed for individuals working in mental health. This will require clear demonstrations of incremental treatment efficacy and structured public health rebates. Third, we should embrace cultural and geographic diversity, and investigate how unifying humanity may reduce the stigma and shame currently generated by arbitrarily labeling an individual's personality as normal or abnormal. This review aims to organize ongoing research efforts toward broader and routine usage of dimensional perspectives within research and clinical spaces.
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- Conal Monaghan
- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Investigating the Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Faceted Brief Form Among French-speaking Clinical and Nonclinical Samples. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-022-10000-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Gagliardini G, Gullo S, Teti A, Colli A. Personality and mentalization: A latent profile analysis of mentalizing problematics in adult patients. J Clin Psychol 2023; 79:514-530. [PMID: 35975468 PMCID: PMC10087971 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between patients' mentalizing problematics and their personality; specifically, it aimed to identify clusters of individuals characterized by specific patterns of mentalizing imbalances and to analyze the relationship between these and diagnosis of personality disorder (PD), nonmentalizing modes, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal reactivity. METHODS Four hundred therapeutic dyads were recruited. A part of these (n = 183) only completed clinician-report measures, Mentalization Imbalances Scale, and Modes of Mentalization Scale, while others (n = 217) also completed patients' self-report measures, which were Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and Interpersonal Reactivity Index. RESULTS A latent profile analysis enlightened the presence of four clusters with problematics in the dimensions of mentalization, indicated by cluster names: (1) Affective-self-automatic profile (ASA-P) (with higher percentage of PDs); (2) External profile (E-P) (with lower percentage of PDs); (3) Others-automatic-affective profile (OAA-P); (4) Cognitive-self-automatic profile (CSA-P). Multivariate analysis of variances confirmed that the four clusters differed in relation to the quality of mentalization, emotional dysregulation and interpersonal reactivity, with higher levels of nonmentalization modes, uncertainty about mental states and emotion dysregulation in ASA-P, higher levels of good mentalization in E-P, lower impulsivity in CSA-P, and greater empathic concern in OAA-P.
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- Giulia Gagliardini
- Department of Humanities, "Carlo Bo" University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, "Carlo Bo" University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
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Ellison WD, Huprich S, Behn A, Goodman M, Kerr S, Levy KN, Nelson SM, Sharp C. Attitudes, Clinical Practices, and Perceived Advocacy Needs of Professionals With Interests in Personality Disorders. J Pers Disord 2023; 37:1-15. [PMID: 36723421 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2023.37.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Experts in personality disorders (PDs) generally prefer dimensional diagnostic systems to categorical ones, but less is known about experts' attitudes toward personality pathology diagnoses in adolescents, and little is known about public health shortfalls and advocacy needs and how these might differ geographically. To fill these gaps, the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders surveyed 248 professionals with interests in PDs about their attitudes toward different diagnostic systems for adults and adolescents, their PD-related clinical practices, and perceived advocacy needs in their area. Results suggested that dimensional diagnostic systems are preferable to categorical and that skepticism about personality pathology in adolescents may not be warranted. The most pressing advocacy need was the increased availability of PD-related services, but many other needs were identified. Results provide a blueprint for advocacy and suggest ways that professional societies can collaborate with public health bodies to expand the reach of PD expertise and services.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan
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- School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Serious Mental Illness Treatment, Resource, and Evaluation Center, Veterans Health Administration, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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Damovsky F, Zettl M, Zimmermann J, Herbold W, Curtius T, Bücker S, Taubner S, Volkert J. [The Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD): Reliability and Validity of the German Version in a Clinical and Non-Clinical Sample]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2023; 73:62-69. [PMID: 36055254 DOI: 10.1055/a-1826-1888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The 11th version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) marks a paradigm shift in the diagnosis of personality disorders: In the near future, their classification will no longer be categorical, but dimensional along the severity of personality impairments and optionally regarding the presence of maladaptive personality traits. This study examines the reliability and validity of the German version of the Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD), a questionnaire designed to assess ICD-11 maladaptive personality domains, in a clinical and nonclinical sample (N=939). The factor structure of the PiCD was examined using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and showed a tendency for a four-factor model (Negative Affectivity, Dissociality, Detachment, and a bipolar factor Disinhibition-Anankastia). The subscales of the PiCD demonstrated acceptable to excellent reliability coefficients with Cronbach's α (0.79 - 0.89) and McDonald's ω (0.76 - 0.90). Convergent and discriminant validity were examined in conjunction with other questionnaires and were found to be satisfactory. The results suggest that the German version of the PiCD is a reliable and largely valid measurement instrument for assessing ICD-11 maladaptive personality traits. However, further research on factor structure, appropriate cut-off as well as norm values is needed.
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- Florian Damovsky
- Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Asklepios Fachklinikum, Asklepios Fachklinikum, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department Psychologie, MSB Medical School Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Arbeitseinheit Psychologische Methodenlehre, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department Psychologie, MSB Medical School Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Psychosoziale Prävention, UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Trait Polarity of the Personality Psychopathology 5 (PSY-5-r): A Content Analysis in Relation to the Patient Description Form. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-022-10015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Simon J, Lambrecht B, Bach B. Cross-walking personality disorder types to ICD-11 trait domains: An overview of current findings. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1175425. [PMID: 37091704 PMCID: PMC10116048 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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The ICD-11 has adopted a classification of Personality Disorders (PD) that abolishes the established categorical PD types in favor of global severity classification with specification of individual trait domains. To facilitate and guide this profound transition, an overview of current research on empirical associations between established PD types and ICD-11 trait domains seems warranted. We identified a total of 9 relevant studies from 2018 to 2022, which were based on both clinical and community samples from U.S., China, Brazil, Denmark, Spain, Korea, and Canada. The patterns of associations with ICD-11 trait domains were systematically synthesized and portrayed for each PD type. Findings overall showed expected and conceptually meaningful associations between categorical PD types and ICD-11 trait domains, with only few deviations. Based on these findings, we propose a cross-walk for translating categorical PD types into ICD-11 trait domains. More research is needed in order to further guide continuity and translation between ICD-10 and ICD-11 PD classification in mental healthcare, including facet-level ICD-11 trait information. Moreover, the nine reviewed studies only relied on self-reported ICD-11 trait domains, which should be expanded with clinician-rated trait domains in future research. Finally, future research should also take ICD-11's essential PD severity classification into account.
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- Jonatan Simon
- Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR), Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR), Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR), Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Bo Bach,
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Green A, MacLean R, Charles K. Clinician perception of pathological narcissism in females: a vignette-based study. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1090746. [PMID: 37151338 PMCID: PMC10157482 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1090746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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The DSM-5 reports that up to 75% of those diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are males, which denotes that narcissism is a clinical phenomenon that operates differently in men and women. Vulnerable narcissism, which tends to be more prevalent in females and is currently under-appreciated in the DSM-5, may be diagnosed as other "vulnerable" disorders (e.g., Borderline Personality Disorder; BPD). The current study investigated gender differences in clinicians' perceptions of narcissistic pathology. Adopting an online vignette-based study, clinicians (N = 108; 79 females) read clinical case vignettes of hypothetical patients and provided diagnostic ratings of existing personality disorders. Clinicians' diagnostic ratings of NPD were concurrent with the vignette containing grandiose narcissism symptoms, irrespective of patient gender. However, when presented with a vulnerable narcissism vignette, clinicians were significantly more likely to attribute a BPD diagnosis in female patients, compared to male patients. Clinicians with a psychodynamic approach and more experience in practice were also more likely to label vulnerable narcissism symptoms as NPD, compared to those with a CBT approach and less experience in practice. The clinical implications of these results support the shift toward assessing personality dysfunction based on dimensional trait domains.
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- Ava Green
- Department of Psychology, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Ava Green,
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- Department of Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Academic Development and Quality, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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An exploratory study of functional brain activation underlying response inhibition in major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280215. [PMID: 36608051 PMCID: PMC9821521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Cognitive control is associated with impulsive and harmful behaviours, such as substance abuse and suicidal behaviours, as well as major depressive disorder (MDD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). The association between MDD and BPD is partially explained by shared pathological personality traits, which may be underpinned by aspects of cognitive control, such as response inhibition. The neural basis of response inhibition in MDD and BPD is not fully understood and could illuminate factors that differentiate between the disorders and that underlie individual differences in cross-cutting pathological traits. In this study, we sought to explore the neural correlates of response inhibition in MDD and BPD, as well as the pathological personality trait domains contained in the ICD-11 personality disorder model. We measured functional brain activity underlying response inhibition on a Go/No-Go task using functional magnetic resonance imaging in 55 female participants recruited into three groups: MDD without comorbid BPD (n = 16), MDD and comorbid BPD (n = 18), and controls with neither disorder (n = 21). Whereas response-inhibition-related activation was observed bilaterally in frontoparietal cognitive control regions across groups, there were no group differences in activation or significant associations between activation in regions-of-interest and pathological personality traits. The findings highlight potential shared neurobiological substrates across diagnoses and suggest that the associations between individual differences in neural activation and pathological personality traits may be small in magnitude. Sufficiently powered studies are needed to elucidate the associations between the functional neural correlates of response inhibition and pathological personality trait domains.
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Benzi IMA, Fontana A, Barone L, Preti E, Parolin L, Ensink K. Emerging personality in adolescence: developmental trajectories, internalizing and externalizing problems, and the role of mentalizing abilities. J Adolesc 2022; 95:537-552. [PMID: 36564966 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Identifying longitudinal trajectories of emerging personality (EP) is crucial to highlight developmental patterns that might foster personality pathology in adolescence and early adulthood. Research on the exacerbation of personality pathology in adolescence identifies the significant contribution of internalizing and externalizing problems and suggests the importance of considering aspects such as mentalization, while accounting for gender differences. METHODS In our study, we adopted a mixed-model approach to (1) explore longitudinally EP (Adolescent Personality Structure Questionnaire; APS-Q) over 12 months in a sample of adolescents (N = 178, 62% females, mAGE = 15.04, SD = 1.27), accounting for gender effects. Moreover, (2) we assessed the longitudinal effect of internalizing and externalizing problems (Youth Self-Report; YSR-112) on EP. Finally, (3) we addressed the moderating role of mentalization (Movie Assessment for Social Cognition; MASC) in this developmental pathway. RESULTS Results highlighted a two-way pattern of EP. No changes were found in the level of difficulties in Self-acceptance, Investments and Goals, and Relationships with family dimensions. However, significant changes were found in personality functioning in the dimensions of Sense of Self, Aggression, and Relationships with friends. More, changes in difficulties in Sexuality emerged only in females. Also, gender differences emerged in the level of severity of EP. In addition, Internalizing and Externalizing problems differentially predicted difficulties in personality dimensions. Finally, mentalizing features moderated the relationship between Internalizing problems and Sense of Self and Internalizing problems and Self-acceptance, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our contribution aligns with recent developmental models of personality pathology, suggesting that different personality dimensions develop at different paces. More, it highlights the predictive power of externalizing and internalizing problems on difficulties in personality dimensions. Finally, it advances the discussion on the contribution of mentalizing abilities to EP.
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- Department of Human Science, LUMSA University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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Extending the Self-Other Knowledge Asymmetry (SOKA) Model to Pathological Traits. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Simon J, Bach B. Organization of Clinician-Rated Personality Disorder Types According to ICD-11 Severity of Personality Dysfunction. Psychodyn Psychiatry 2022; 50:672-688. [PMID: 36476023 DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2022.50.4.672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objective: The International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition (ICD-11) model of personality disorders (PD) allows clinicians to classify personality dysfunction according to four levels of severity. This approach is partially inspired by Kernberg's levels of personality organization, in which various PD types are organized according to their level of severity. This study sought to investigate whether the established ICD-10 PD categories can be organized according to the four levels of ICD-11 PD severity, and to what extent this organization aligns with Kernberg's four levels of personality organization. Method: A sample of 247 patients were rated by their mental health professionals according to ICD-10 PD categories and ICD-11 PD severity levels. Results: The frequencies of ICD-10 PDs on the different ICD-11 PD severity levels were generally found to be consistent with Kernberg's model. Accordingly, borderline and antisocial PDs predominantly occurred at the most severe levels, whereas anankastic, avoidant, and dependent PDs typically occurred at the milder levels. Only paranoid and histrionic PDs were less consistent with Kernberg's model. Conclusions: The findings indicate that the new ICD-11 PD severity dimension largely aligns with Kernberg's model of personality functioning with respect to the organization of PD types. Clinicians may therefore conceptualize familiar PD types in terms of their ICD-11 PD severity and vice versa.
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- Jonatan Simon
- Psychology student at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark at the time of writing; he is currently a clinical psychologist at Region Zealand Mental Health Services
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- Senior Research Associate at the Psychiatric Research Unit, Center for Personality Disorder Research (CPDR), Mental Health Services, Region Zealand, Denmark and Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark
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Maladaptive Conscientiousness is Still Conscientiousness. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Brown TA, Sellbom M. Examining the reliability and validity of the ICD-11 personality disorder severity diagnosis. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022:48674221136457. [PMID: 36384302 DOI: 10.1177/00048674221136457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition includes a new personality disorder diagnosis, in light of growing concerns of the categorical personality disorder diagnoses. The purpose of the current study was to examine the reliability and validity of the severity dimension of the new International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition diagnosis, through multi-method assessment. METHOD In a community mental health sample (n = 311), we examined the interrater reliability of the severity diagnosis and evaluated the diagnosis against self-report measures of dimensional personality pathology and psychopathology constructs and traditional categorical and informant-report measures. RESULTS Intraclass correlations indicated 'excellent' reliability of the diagnostic ratings. Large associations were observed between the International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition clinician diagnosis and overall impairment measures. Generally, the International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition clinician diagnosis exhibited largest associations with measures of internalising dysfunction, and more variable associations with interpersonal and externalising impairment. The International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition clinician diagnosis showed a large association with borderline personality disorder symptom scores and moderate associations with Paranoid, Schizoid and Avoidant personality disorder scores. Similar patterns emerged of the associations between the International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition personality disorder diagnosis with self-report and informant-report measures, although the associations were larger with self-report measures. CONCLUSION These findings provide promising initial evidence for the reliability and validity of the new International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition personality disorder diagnosis, indicating that the new conceptualisation of personality disorders may address issues within the categorical model.
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- Tiffany A Brown
- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Andersen DM, Veltman E, Sellbom M. Surviving Senior Psychopathy: Informant Reports of Deceit and Antisocial Behavior in Multiple Types of Relationships. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2022; 66:1703-1725. [PMID: 34989271 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x211067089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A prevailing view among researchers and mental health clinicians is that symptoms of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)/psychopathy decrease as affected individuals reach middle age. In the current investigation, informants were surveyed about the behavior of individuals who they believed showed traits of ASPD/psychopathy and were over the age of 50. A final sample of 1,215 respondents rated the index individuals according to the ASPD/psychopathy traits derived from the pre-publication first draft of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition, revealing high endorsement of traits associated with ASPD. Survey respondents reported their observations that individuals who met a threshold for putative ASPD/psychopathy continued to engage in antisocial behavior after age 50, and as a result the respondents endured significant harm, including material losses, financial losses, and various self-reported mental health problems. Those who knew the index individuals both before and after the age of 50 were specifically asked whether there was a change in the individual's engagement in manipulation, deceit, and antisocial behavior; 93% of respondents reported that the behavior was just as bad or worse after age 50. Other researchers have suggested that the DSM diagnostic criteria do not accurately describe ASPD/psychopathy symptoms and behavior in older adults, and that the disorder remains stable, but its manifestation changes with age. This study supports those conclusions.
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Gibbons AB, Farmer C, Shaw JS, Chung JY. Examining the factor structure of the DSM-5 Level 1 cross-cutting symptom measure. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2022:e1953. [PMID: 36318494 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure (DSM-XC) was developed by the American Psychiatric Association as a transdiagnostic mental health symptom survey. Despite its promise as a screening tool, few studies have assessed its latent dimensionality or provided guidance on interpreting responses. We examined the factor structure of the DSM-XC in a convenience sample of participants with varying degrees of psychopathology. METHODS Participants (n = 3533) were enrolled in an online study on the mental health impact of COVID-19 (NCT04339790). We used a factor analytic framework with exploratory and confirmatory analyses to evaluate candidate factor solutions. Convergent validity analysis with concurrent study measures was also performed. RESULTS Six-factor and bifactor candidate solutions both had good fit and full measurement invariance across age, sex, and enrollment date. The six-factor solution resulted in constructs labeled as: mood, worry, activation, somatic, thought, and substance use. A general psychopathology factor and two residual factors (mood and anxiety constructs) explained the variance of the bifactor solution. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis supports that the DSM-XC is a multidimensional instrument spanning many mental health symptoms. We provide scoring solutions for two factor structures that capture broader constructs of psychopathology. Use of a convenience sample may limit generalizability of findings.
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- Alison B Gibbons
- National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Clinical Director, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Clinical Director, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Clinical Director, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Clinical Director, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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