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  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Assessment

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  • Personality disorders are complex to diagnose.
  • Current diagnostic systems include the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) and the International Classification of Diseases (WHO).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe and discuss evidence-based assessment strategies for personality disorders.
  • To cover personality disorders in DSM-5-TR and ICD-11.

Main Methods:

  • Recommends a multimethod assessment approach.
  • Involves initial self-report inventories to identify potential maladaptive personality functioning.
  • Followed by semi-structured interviews to confirm personality disorder presence.

Main Results:

  • A multimethod strategy is proposed for robust personality disorder assessment.
  • Validity can be improved by considering comorbid conditions.
  • Documenting temporal stability and establishing empirical cutoff points enhance assessment validity.

Conclusions:

  • A combined self-report and interview approach is recommended for evidence-based personality disorder assessment.
  • Further improvements in validity are achievable through comprehensive assessment practices.