Abstract
Background With the development of psychiatric science the group of Personality Disorders becomes clearly defined and within the various existing classifications a well-defined group stands out, characterized mainly by the cold affect and by the lack of empathy. The historical overview of the Paranoid and the Schizoid Personality Disorders reveals extremely high historical (temporal) stability of their diagnostic criteria. This stability and endurance of the Cluster A raises the question of its’ potential freedom from historical and/or cultural contextual effects.
Highlights
With the development of psychiatric science the group of Personality Disorders becomes clearly defined and within the various existing classifications a well-defined group stands out, characterized mainly by the cold affect and by the lack of empathy
The participants were evaluated with psychiatric clinical interviews, as well as with semi-structured interview for assessment of personality disorders - International Personality Disorders Examination (IPDE)
ConclusionsThe criteria for Cluster A, unlike the criteria for the other types of Personality Disorders, were found to be cultural and historically insensitive
Summary
With the development of psychiatric science the group of Personality Disorders becomes clearly defined and within the various existing classifications a well-defined group stands out, characterized mainly by the cold affect and by the lack of empathy. The historical overview of the Paranoid and the Schizoid Personality Disorders reveals extremely high historical (temporal) stability of their diagnostic criteria. This stability and endurance of the Cluster A raises the question of its’ potential freedom from historical and/or cultural contextual effects
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