Disordered Personalities 2ed

Disordered Personalities — Second Edition
An Integrated Classification System
Clusters A, B & C listed in the previous section are based on descriptive
or phenomenological similarities. The integration of etiologic,
therapeutic, prognostic and conceptual variables provides a method
of classification based on spectrum, self and trait features.
Spectrum Disorders share a biological link to major disorders with a
spectrum of expression; they tend to have poorer prognoses.
Self Disorders cause severe dysfunction; they are often linked to
turbulent personal backgrounds and fragile sense of identity. They often
have an unstable course.
Trait Disorders exist within a context of normality; sufferers may be
subjectively distressed in social, occupational and cultural contexts.
Psychotic Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia Delusional Disorder Depression
Spectrum Schizotypal Paranoid
Disorders
Self Schizoid Antisocial Borderline
Disorders
Trait
Disorders
Independent
Note:
Cluster A Personality Disorders have an overlap with psychotic disorders
Cluster B Personality Disorders have an overlap with mood disorders and
impulse-control disorders
Cluster C Personality Disorders have an overlap with anxiety disorders
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