DSM-IV personality disorders and the Five-Factor Model of personality: a multi-method examination of domain- and facet-level predictions

The personality disorder classification system (Axis II) in the various versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been the target of repeated criticism, with conceptual analysis and empirical evidence documenting its flaws. In response, many have proposed alter...

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Published in:European journal of personality 2005-06, Vol.19 (4), p.307-324
Main Authors: Bagby, R. Michael, Costa Jr, Paul T., Widiger, Thomas A., Ryder, Andrew G., Marshall, Margarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive models
Diagnosis
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV
Five factor model
Medical diagnosis
Mentally ill people
Personality
Personality disorders
Personality tests
Psychology
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Summary:The personality disorder classification system (Axis II) in the various versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been the target of repeated criticism, with conceptual analysis and empirical evidence documenting its flaws. In response, many have proposed alternative approaches for the assessment of personality psychopathology, including the application of the Five‐Factor Model of personality (FFM). Many remain sceptical, however, as to whether domain and facet traits from a model of general personality functioning can be successfully applied to clinical patients with personality disorders (PDs). In this study, with a sample of psychiatric patients (n = 115), personality disorder symptoms corresponding to each of the 10 PDs were successfully predicted by the facet and domain traits of the FFM, as measured by a semi‐structured interview, the Structured Interview for the Five Factor Model (SIFFM; Trull & Widiger, 1997) and a self‐report questionnaire, the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI‐R; Costa and McCrae, 1992). These results provide support for the perspective that personality psychopathology can be captured by general personality dimensions. The FFM has the potential to provide a valid and scientifically sound framework from which to assess personality psychopathology, in a way that covers most of the domains conceptualized in DSM while transcending the limitations of the current categorical approach to these disorders. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0890-2070
1099-0984
DOI:10.1002/per.563