The DSM classification of personality disorder: Clinical wisdom or empirical truth? A response to Alvin R. Mahrer's problem 11

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1615-1621

  Klonsky, E David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis II; Classification; DSM; Factor structure; Personality disorder

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0033635947     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(200012)56:12<1615::AID-12>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Review

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