TY - JOUR
T1 - Covariation of criteria sets for avoidant, schizoid, and dependent personality disorders
AU - Trull, T. J.
AU - Widiger, T. A.
AU - Frances, A.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Avoidant personality disorder was a new addition to DSM-III. Reaction to its inclusion was mixed. Critics cited the lack of empirical data and the overlap with schizoid disorder. The authors consider the overlap and covariation among avoidant, schizoid, and dependent symptoms and diagnoses in a sample of 84 inpatients diagnosed by using a semistructured interview. Items for avoidant disorder covaried with criteria for dependent disorder but not with criteria for schizoid disorder. The authors point out the implications of these results for the revision of DSM-III (DSM-III-R).
AB - Avoidant personality disorder was a new addition to DSM-III. Reaction to its inclusion was mixed. Critics cited the lack of empirical data and the overlap with schizoid disorder. The authors consider the overlap and covariation among avoidant, schizoid, and dependent symptoms and diagnoses in a sample of 84 inpatients diagnosed by using a semistructured interview. Items for avoidant disorder covaried with criteria for dependent disorder but not with criteria for schizoid disorder. The authors point out the implications of these results for the revision of DSM-III (DSM-III-R).
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.144.6.767
DO - 10.1176/ajp.144.6.767
M3 - Article
C2 - 3591998
AN - SCOPUS:0023259609
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 144
SP - 767
EP - 771
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 6
ER -
