Qualitative and quantitative distinctions in personality disorder

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-379

  Wright, Aidan G C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 79959424157     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.577477     Document Type: Article

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