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Moving personality disorders back to Axis I in psychiatric classification would be a mistake. The construct of personality offers clinicians an integrating perspective for understanding and predicting mental disturbances.

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  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Classification

Background:

  • High comorbidity between personality and other mental disorders raises questions about separate classification.
  • Doubts exist regarding the diagnostic stability of personality disorders.
  • A spectrum model of mental disorders challenges traditional categorical approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue against the removal of a separate axis for personality disorders in psychiatric classification.
  • To highlight the clinical utility of the personality construct in understanding and predicting mental disturbances.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychiatric classification systems (DSM-V and ICD).
  • Argumentation based on the integrating perspective offered by the construct of personality.

Main Results:

  • Reclassifying personality disorders under Axis I would be a significant error.
  • The three components of personality (function, traits, organization) provide valuable clinical insights.

Conclusions:

  • Maintaining a separate axis for personality disorders is crucial for comprehensive clinical practice.
  • The construct of personality enhances clinicians' ability to understand and predict mental health trajectories.