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Antisocial behavior and personality disorders.

D M Svrakic1, K McCallum

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110.

American Journal of Psychotherapy
|April 1, 1991
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Current classifications inadequately address antisocial (A-S) behavior syndromes. This study proposes viewing personality disorders with A-S traits as spectrum disorders, offering new diagnostic approaches.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Personality Disorders

Background:

  • Existing diagnostic systems lack a systematic framework for antisocial (A-S) behavior.
  • Clinical presentations of A-S behavior vary based on personality organization levels (normal, neurotic, borderline).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel classification of personality disorders (PDs) manifesting antisocial behaviors.
  • To conceptualize these PDs as spectrum disorders.
  • To present diagnostic instruments for clinical assessment and research.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of personality organization levels.
  • Review of clinical profiles of personality disorders associated with antisocial behavior.
  • Identification of diagnostic tools.

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Main Results:

  • Antisocial behavior arises from distinct personality organization levels.
  • Specific PDs like Narcissistic PD, Histrionic PD, and Paranoid PD exhibit unique antisocial profiles.
  • Borderline personality organization underlies A-S PD, Narcissistic PD, and Histrionic PD.

Conclusions:

  • Antisocial personality disorders should be viewed as spectrum disorders.
  • Pathological narcissism and borderline personality organization are key etiological factors.
  • Proposed diagnostic instruments aid in clinical approach and research of A-S PD.