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J Sprock

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Suggested guidelines for including or excluding categories in the DSM-IV.

A set of guidelines is proposed for the possible inclusion or exclusion of diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV. For possible inclusion, a new category should meet all of the following five guidelines: adequate literature, specified diagnostic criteria, acceptable interclinician reliability, evidence that the criteria forms a syndrome, and differentiation from other categories. For possible exclusion, a category should possess an inadequate literature, extremely low coverage, or evidence of diagnostic bias. None of the exclusionary guidelines would be invoked if the category refers to a demonstrable disease.

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Symptoms of prototypic patients with passive-aggressive personality disorder: DSM-IIIR versus DSM-IV negativistic.

This study examined features of patients that clinicians identified as good examples of Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder to identify core features of the disorder and to determine which set of criteria (DSM-III-R, two definitions in the DSM-IV Options Book, or DSM-IV Negativistic) best characterized the identified patients. A national sample of licensed psychologists (N = 68) identified a patient who (based on symptoms) was a good example of Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder. They then rated the patient on a symptom checklist composed of the Passive-Aggressive and Negativistic criteria, as well as other personality-disorder symptoms that overlap with Passive-Aggressive. Clinicians identified patients they considered exemplars for Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder, and there was moderate consensus about their characteristic symptoms. DSM-III-R symptoms received the highest ratings, and there was little overlap with other personality disorders. Principal-component factor analysis suggested that a general pattern of passive resistance, along with a behavioral manifestation of procrastination and a second group of symptoms suggesting interpersonal difficulties, were the features of these passive-aggressive patients. More male patients were identified as good examples of the disorder, and female patients presented a more heterogeneous diagnostic picture. Implications and directions for future research are discussed, including the need to integrate research findings from the differing perspectives on personality disorders.

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