Abstract
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (11th ed.; ICD-11) introduced a radical change in the classification of personality disorders (PDs): Instead of traditional PD categories, clinicians first describe the severity of core personality dysfunction (i.e., mild, moderate or severe) when characterizing PDs. They may then choose to describe the characteristics of patients using one or more of the five trait domain specifiers— Negative Affectivity, Detachment, Dissociality, Disinhibition, and Anankastia. This chapter examines how clinicians might use the ICD-11 PD classification to assess their patients and how that classification may influence clinical management and treatment. A major purpose in changing the diagnostic classification is to assist clinicians in treating their patients. By improving the accuracy of clinical descriptions, the hope is that clinicians will be able to target interventions more effectively, leading to improved patient outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create)