The DSM-5 dimensional model of personality disorder: Rationale and empirical support

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-234

  Widiger, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 79955414799     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.2.222     Document Type: Article

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