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Depressive personality disorder: a critical overview.

R Michael Bagby1, Andrew G Ryder, Deborah R Schuller

  • 1Research Section on Personality and Psychopathology, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Ontario M5T 1R8, Canada. michael_bagby@camh.net

Current Psychiatry Reports
|April 11, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Depressive personality disorder (DPD) research suggests it may be a subtype of dysthymic disorder. Further study is needed due to diagnostic confusion and limited research on DPD assessment and treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Depressive personality disorder (DPD) has a long history in psychiatric classification.
  • Currently, DPD is listed in Appendix B of the DSM-IV as a disorder for further study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review empirical research on Depressive Personality Disorder.
  • To evaluate the diagnostic and clinical validity of DPD using the Robins and Guze criteria.

Main Methods:

  • Review of empirical research on DPD.
  • Application of the Robins and Guze criteria for diagnostic validity.

Main Results:

  • DPD shares unique features but can largely be subsumed under dysthymic disorder.
  • Diagnostic confusion and limited research necessitate speculative recommendations for DPD assessment and treatment.

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Conclusions:

  • If personality disorders remain categorical, DPD may be best classified as a dysthymic disorder subtype.
  • Alternatively, DPD and other personality disorders could be viewed as extreme points on dimensional continua.