Integrating a developmental perspective in dimensional models of personality disorders

Barbara De Clercq; Filip De Fruyt; Thomas A. Widiger

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2008.12.002

Integrating a developmental perspective in dimensional models of personality disorders

Barbara De Clercq, Filip De Fruyt, Thomas A. Widiger

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Abstract

There is growing evidence that manifestations of personality pathology are traceable in early years of life. Nevertheless, the existing diagnostic nomenclature contains little recognition of childhood antecedents of adult personality disorders (PD). The current paper suggests that these childhood antecedents are more readily recognized to the extent that the personality disorders are themselves understood as configurations of extreme Five-Factor Model personality traits. From this dimensional perspective, we propose the Dimensional Personality Symptom Itempool (DIPSI), an age-specific model for describing child and adolescent trait pathology. We suggest that the DIPSI represents a comprehensive conceptualization of childhood PD antecedents and may contribute to the understanding of the developmental course of personality disorders. Issues and concerns to further elaborate this life-span perspective on personality disorders are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	154-162
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinical Psychology Review
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2008.12.002
State	Published - Mar 2009

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The authors wish to thank Thomas Achenbach for his useful suggestions during the writing process of this manuscript. This study was supported by a postdoctoral research grant from the National Fund of Scientific Research-Flanders awarded to the first author.

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Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Funding

The authors wish to thank Thomas Achenbach for his useful suggestions during the writing process of this manuscript. This study was supported by a postdoctoral research grant from the National Fund of Scientific Research-Flanders awarded to the first author.

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National Fund of Scientific Research-Flanders

Keywords

Child
DIPSI
FFM
Personality disorder

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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Integrating a developmental perspective in dimensional models of personality disorders

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