The Clinical Value of Personality Disorder Subtypes in Naval Service.
Abstract
Personality disorders represent an important segment of psychiatric practice, but the lack of clear criteria for assigning diagnostic subtypes hinders understanding of the etiology and course of these disorders. Variability in demographic, disposition, and outcome characteristics was examined by diagnostic subgroups, year of discharge, and individual hospital for more than 11,000 Navy personality disorder cases. The results were consistent with the hypothesis that diagnostic subtypes for personality disorders presently have limited clinical and prognostic meaning. It was recommended that objective and standardized criteria be established to differentiate personality disorder subtypes and that homogeneous subgroups with relatively uniform prognoses be defined. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA077540
Entities
People
- E. K.Eric Gunderson
- Marc A. Schuckit
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center