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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Evidence supports the reliability and validity of diagnosing personality disorders (PDs) in adolescents.
  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria's utility for detecting emerging PDs in adolescents is debated.
  • The Level of Personality Functioning Scale (LPFS) offers a developmentally sensitive approach to identifying personality features in young people.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of the LPFS in adolescents.
  • To examine the psychometric properties of the Semistructured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 in adolescent samples.
  • To compare LPFS scores with traditional DSM-5 PD diagnoses and other measures in adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a clinical sample of referred adolescents (N=84) and a community sample (N=12).
  • Administered the Semistructured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5.
  • Collected self-report questionnaires on symptom severity, personality functioning, and traits.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated good interrater reliability and internal consistency for the LPFS in adolescents.
  • Observed associations with external variables largely aligned with theoretical predictions.
  • Found no significant associations between LPFS scores and traditional DSM-5 PD diagnoses in the clinical sample, except for borderline PD criteria, contrasting with adult data.

Conclusions:

  • The LPFS appears feasible and psychometrically sound for assessing personality functioning in adolescents.
  • Assessment of personality functioning, via LPFS, may be more effective for detecting personality pathology in adolescents than current DSM-5 Section II criteria.
  • Findings suggest a need to consider alternative models for diagnosing personality disorders in adolescent populations.