The relevance of a geriatric sub-classification of personality disorders in the DSM-V

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-209

  van Alphen, S P J ^a   Engelen, G J J A ^a   Kuin, Y ^b   Derksen, J J L ^b,c  

^a Department of Old Age Psychiatry in Herleen   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DSM nosology; Geriatric sub classification; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NARCISSISM; PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 33645574473     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1451     Document Type: Editorial

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