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Continuing Education

Psychodiagnosis of Personality Disorders

Pages 101-113
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Accurate diagnosis of personality pathology contributes to useful clinical assessment and effective intervention. Earlier work on personality types by Ware (1983), Joines (1986, 1988), and others is expanded upon by the consideration of additional types and additional features within each type. Ten personality disorders are presented and a table summarizes and coordinates information drawn from transactional analysis, the DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987), and psychodynamic clinical theory. The article emphasizes that clinical judgment should be the foremost guide in each specific case, with the guidelines used as part of a complete psychological evaluation and treatment plan.

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Michael F. Hoyt

Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., RM, is Director of Adult Services, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, California, and Associate Clinical Professor, Langley Porter Institute, University of California, San Francisco. He also maintains a private practice of psychotherapy and supervision in Mill Valley, California, where he resides.
 

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