Incremental validity of the PID ‐5 in relation to the five factor model and traditional polythetic personality criteria of the DSM‐5

ConclusionsDimensional measures of personality functioning were consistently associated with baseline symptom functioning, supporting the relevance of personality functioning as it relates to psychiatric symptoms. The PID‐5 uniquely contributed to the prediction of baseline symptom functioning, thus providing incremental validity over gold‐standard personality trait measures.

Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J. Christopher Fowler, Michelle A. Patriquin, Alok Madan, Jon G. Allen, B. Christopher Frueh, John M. Oldham Tags: Original Article Source Type: research