Abstract
The applicability of the prototype model to the DSM-III personality disorders was examined by attempting to isolate prototype cases (both high interclinician agreement and fast diagnostic reaction time). Twenty clinicians assigned diagnoses to 30 cases selected to represent the 11 personality disorders. Prototype cases were located for seven of the personality disorders. Also examined were differences among the clinicians according to profession (psychology/psychiatry) and level of experience (student/faculty). No difference was found according to profession using reaction time or agreement data, but interprofessional diagnostic differences were noted on individual cases. Experience had a significant effect on diagnostic speed, but not on agreement. A multidimensional scaling solution yielded a circumplex ordering of the personality disorders.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
