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The rocky road from Axis I to Axis II: Extending the network model of diagnostic comorbidity to personality pathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Robert F. Bornstein
Robert F. Bornstein
Affiliation:
Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530. [email protected]
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Abstract

Although the network model represents a promising new approach to conceptualizing comorbidity in psychiatric diagnosis, the model applies most directly to Axis I symptom disorders; the degree to which the model generalizes to Axis II disorders remains open to question. This commentary addresses that issue, discussing opportunities and challenges in applying the network model to DSM-diagnosed personality pathology.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 151 - 152
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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