Abstract
This article provides a review of the research that has informed the proposed changes to the DSM-5 conceptualization of personality
psychopathology with a focus on implications for social work practice and research. A paradigm shift to a dimensional model
is likely to replace the current categorical model of personality disorders and will have profound implications for the profession.
While establishing a diagnostic system that is grounded in empirical knowledge is the primary benefit, this tool will also
be more consistent with social work’s orienting theories and values. Social workers should gain knowledge about the proposed
changes and actively participate in the review process.
psychopathology with a focus on implications for social work practice and research. A paradigm shift to a dimensional model
is likely to replace the current categorical model of personality disorders and will have profound implications for the profession.
While establishing a diagnostic system that is grounded in empirical knowledge is the primary benefit, this tool will also
be more consistent with social work’s orienting theories and values. Social workers should gain knowledge about the proposed
changes and actively participate in the review process.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s10615-011-0333-6
- Authors
- Paul Lanier, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, CB# 1196, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
- Sarah Bollinger, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, CB# 1196, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
- Robert F. Krueger, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
- Journal Clinical Social Work Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3343
- Print ISSN 0091-1674