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Review
. 2020;53(3-4):149-156.
doi: 10.1159/000507378. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) from the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model

Thomas A Widiger  1 , Gillian A McCabe  2
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Review

The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) from the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model

Thomas A Widiger et al. Psychopathology. 2020.

Abstract

The fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Washington: American Psychiatric Association; 2013) includes an Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD). The AMPD includes two components: the Criterion A level of personality functioning (i.e., impairments or deficits in the sense of self and interpersonal relatedness) and the Criterion B five-domain maladaptive trait model. The purpose of the current paper is to discuss the AMPD from the perspective of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of general personality structure. The conclusion of this review is that both the Criterion A self-other deficits and the Criterion B traits can be understood as maladaptive variants of the FFM.

Keywords: AMPD; Alternative Model of Personality Disorders; DSM-5; Five-Factor Model; Personality disorders; Personality traits.

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