The WHO/ADAMHA International pilot study of personality disorders: Background and purpose

A. W. Loranger; R. M.A. Hirschfeld; N. Sartorius; D. A. Regier

doi:10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296

The WHO/ADAMHA International pilot study of personality disorders: Background and purpose

A. W. Loranger, R. M.A. Hirschfeld, N. Sartorius, D. A. Regier

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) Joint Program on the Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse was established in 1979 to foster a common language and to improve the scientific basis of diagnosis and classification in the mental health field. Among its activities the program includes the development of instruments that would facilitate comparisons of data about patients from different nations and cultures. This report describes the background and purpose of the WHO/ADAMHA International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	296-306
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Personality Disorders
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

Access to Document

10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296

Cite this

@article{f426cbcfe3e24b959250c87b2633d3f3,

title = "The WHO/ADAMHA International pilot study of personality disorders: Background and purpose",

abstract = "The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) Joint Program on the Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse was established in 1979 to foster a common language and to improve the scientific basis of diagnosis and classification in the mental health field. Among its activities the program includes the development of instruments that would facilitate comparisons of data about patients from different nations and cultures. This report describes the background and purpose of the WHO/ADAMHA International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders.",

author = "Loranger, {A. W.} and Hirschfeld, {R. M.A.} and N. Sartorius and Regier, {D. A.}",

note = "Funding Information: From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. This seminar was made possible by financial support from the Feintech Family Foundation, the Wallis Foundation, the Ahmanson Foundation, the W.M. Keck Foundation, the Medallion Group of Cedars-Sinai, Mrs. Suzanne Cummings, Geri and Richard Brawerman, Los Angeles, California; and Grants HL 14644-14 and HL 17651-14 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.",

year = "1991",

doi = "10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "5",

pages = "296--306",

journal = "Journal of Personality Disorders",

issn = "0885-579X",

publisher = "Guilford Publications",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The WHO/ADAMHA International pilot study of personality disorders

T2 - Background and purpose

AU - Loranger, A. W.

AU - Hirschfeld, R. M.A.

AU - Sartorius, N.

AU - Regier, D. A.

N1 - Funding Information: From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. This seminar was made possible by financial support from the Feintech Family Foundation, the Wallis Foundation, the Ahmanson Foundation, the W.M. Keck Foundation, the Medallion Group of Cedars-Sinai, Mrs. Suzanne Cummings, Geri and Richard Brawerman, Los Angeles, California; and Grants HL 14644-14 and HL 17651-14 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PY - 1991

Y1 - 1991

N2 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) Joint Program on the Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse was established in 1979 to foster a common language and to improve the scientific basis of diagnosis and classification in the mental health field. Among its activities the program includes the development of instruments that would facilitate comparisons of data about patients from different nations and cultures. This report describes the background and purpose of the WHO/ADAMHA International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders.

AB - The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) Joint Program on the Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse was established in 1979 to foster a common language and to improve the scientific basis of diagnosis and classification in the mental health field. Among its activities the program includes the development of instruments that would facilitate comparisons of data about patients from different nations and cultures. This report describes the background and purpose of the WHO/ADAMHA International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026037678&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0026037678&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296

DO - 10.1521/pedi.1991.5.3.296

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0026037678

SN - 0885-579X

VL - 5

SP - 296

EP - 306

JO - Journal of Personality Disorders

JF - Journal of Personality Disorders

IS - 3

ER -

The WHO/ADAMHA International pilot study of personality disorders: Background and purpose

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this