TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of the depressive personality
AU - Phillips, Katharine A.
AU - Gunderson, John G.
AU - Hirschfeld, Robert M.A.
AU - Smith, Lauren E.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A depressive type of personality disorder has been described by both German phenomenologists and psychoanalysts and has been used by clinicians for years. Although this personality type has been included in standard international nosologic systems (ICD-9), it has never been recognized in DSM. This literature review identifies and explores the issues relevant to the possible inclusion of such a category - an axis II personality disorder linked to axis I depressive disorder -in the upcoming DSM-IV.
AB - A depressive type of personality disorder has been described by both German phenomenologists and psychoanalysts and has been used by clinicians for years. Although this personality type has been included in standard international nosologic systems (ICD-9), it has never been recognized in DSM. This literature review identifies and explores the issues relevant to the possible inclusion of such a category - an axis II personality disorder linked to axis I depressive disorder -in the upcoming DSM-IV.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.147.7.830
DO - 10.1176/ajp.147.7.830
M3 - Article
C2 - 2192561
AN - SCOPUS:0025370669
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 147
SP - 830
EP - 837
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -