Measurement of change in personality disorders
Endicott, J.; Shea, M.T.
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 25(4): 572-577
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-5764 PMID: 2698485 Document Number: 343030
The nature of personality disorders introduces a number of issues that have implications for the measurement of change. This article provides an overview of issues that should be considered in the assessment of change in personality disorders, including assessment of pervasiveness and impairment, behavior sampling issues, sources of information, problems associated with comorbidity with Axis I and other disorders, and problems with subject compliance.