Using DSM-5 and ICD-11 Personality Traits in Clinical Treatment

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The DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) and the ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders allow clinicians to describe trait domains that contribute to the unique expression of personality dysfunction. Both diagnostic systems deliniate trait domain features of negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism/dissociality, disinhibition, and anankastia/compulsivity, which may inform clinicians about how to manage treatment. This chapter specifically describes how the DSM-5 and ICD-11 trait domains may be useful for establishing a favorable treatment alliance, doing therapeutic assessment, increasing the patient’s self-knowledge, providing psychoeducation, planning realistic treatment goals, and matching therapy to the patient’s personality. A key message of this chapter is that practitioners should not treat traits per se but the maladaptive expressions of traits.
Original languageDanish
Title of host publicationThe Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders
EditorsCarl W. Lejuez , Kim L. Gratz
Number of pages18
PublisherCambrdige University Press
Publication date2020
Edition1
Pages450–467
ChapterV
ISBN (Print)9781108333931
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
SeriesCambridge Handbooks in Psychology

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