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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 8/2020

01-08-2020 | Pathology | Personality Disorders (K Bertsch, Section Editor)

Personality Disorders in the ICD-11: Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing the Diagnosis of Personality Pathology

Author: Steven K. Huprich

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 8/2020

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The International Classification of Diseases-11th edition (ICD-11) is poised to make a dramatic change in the diagnosis of personality disorders by introducing a fully dimensionalized framework. In this paper, the history of this process is reviewed, along with international efforts taken to address some underlying concerns with this transition. Recent studies of this framework are also reviewed.

Recent Findings

Studies have concluded that the ICD-11 proposal is supported; however, there are a number of methodological limitations to these studies, including the utilization of measures that are not directly derived from the ICD-11 description of levels of personality severity and trait domains.

Summary

There is a clear need for additional studies with measures that directly reflect the ICD-11 description of personality disorders. While there are some potentially positive effects of moving toward the dimensional model, there are a number of concerns remaining about the clinical utility of moving in this way.
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Metadata
Title
Personality Disorders in the ICD-11: Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing the Diagnosis of Personality Pathology
Author
Steven K. Huprich
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Keyword
Pathology
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01161-4

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