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Personality disorders: conceptual issues and responsibility

H Sass1, S Herpertz, I Houben

  • 1Psychiatric Clinic of Technical University of Aachen, Germany.

The Japanese Journal of Psychiatry and Neurology
|January 1, 1994
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This study traces abnormal personality concepts, highlighting the shift to behavior-oriented definitions in modern diagnostics like ICD-10 and DSM-III-R. It introduces a checklist for personality disorders, crucial for legal assessments of responsibility.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Legal Medicine

Background:

  • Historical concepts of abnormal personality often intertwined with social deviance and negative evaluations.
  • Modern diagnostic systems (DSM-III-R, ICD-10) focus on behavior-oriented definitions for personality disorders, enhancing reliability but risking reductionism.
  • The distinction between psychopathological personality disorders and mere social deviance is critical for legal contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the historical evolution of concepts related to abnormal personality, social deviance, and penal responsibility.
  • To present a new assessment tool (AMPS) for personality disorders based on ICD-10 and DSM-III-R criteria.
  • To differentiate psychopathological phenomena from social deviance for legal evaluations of diminished responsibility.

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Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of concepts concerning abnormal personality and social deviance.
  • Presentation of the Assessment of Personality Disorders checklist (AMPS) based on ICD-10 and DSM-III-R.
  • Exploration of typologies by Kurt Schneider and Kretschmer for subaffective personality disorder forms.

Main Results:

  • Former concepts of psychopathic personality often included negative social judgments.
  • Modern diagnostic criteria increase reliability but may lead to a purely criteriological assessment.
  • The AMPS checklist, incorporating Schneider and Kretschmer's typology, aids in assessing personality disorders.
  • Differentiation between psychopathology and social deviance is necessary for legal responsibility assessments.

Conclusions:

  • Modern diagnostic systems require careful application to avoid oversimplification of personality disorders.
  • The proposed differentiation is essential for accurate legal assessments of diminished responsibility under the German Penal Code.
  • The concepts of psychopathy, sociopathy, and dissocial behavior are proposed to guide prognosis and therapy decisions.