TY - JOUR
T1 - Definitions and Diagnoses
T2 - A Brief Response to Morey and McNamara
AU - Widiger, Thomas A.
AU - Frances, Allen
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - Morey and McNamara (1987) provided a thoughtful discussion of Widiger, Frances, Warner, and Bluhm (1986). The distinctions between definitions and diagnoses, prototypal and classical categories, and artifactual and natural concepts do have important implications for the classification and validation of the personality disorders. In this brief response, we clarify our position with respect to these issues and offer further considerations and discussion.
AB - Morey and McNamara (1987) provided a thoughtful discussion of Widiger, Frances, Warner, and Bluhm (1986). The distinctions between definitions and diagnoses, prototypal and classical categories, and artifactual and natural concepts do have important implications for the classification and validation of the personality disorders. In this brief response, we clarify our position with respect to these issues and offer further considerations and discussion.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.96.3.286
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.96.3.286
M3 - Article
C2 - 3680772
AN - SCOPUS:0023394448
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 96
SP - 286
EP - 287
JO - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
IS - 3
ER -
