Self-defeating personality disorder reconsidered

Authors
Cruz, J Joiner, TE Johnson, JG Heisler, LK Spitzer, RL Pettit, JW
Citation
J. Cruz et al., Self-defeating personality disorder reconsidered, J PERS DIS, 14(1), 2000, pp. 64-71
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS
ISSN journal
0885579X → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
64 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-579X(200021)14:1<64:SPDR>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the distinctiveness, Incremental validity, and gender bias of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) sym ptoms, A total of 441 nonclinical subjects completed personality disorder q uestionnaires. Structural equation modeling and regression analyses indicat ed that SDPD symptoms were distinctive, predicted impairment/distress beyon d other personality disorder symptoms, and showed no gender bias. SDPD warr ants reconsideration as a valid nosological category.