Personality disorder not otherwise specified
Personality disorder, unspecified | |
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Other names | Personality disorder NOS (PDNOS) |
Specialty | Psychiatry |
Personality disorders |
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Cluster A (odd) |
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Cluster B (dramatic) |
Cluster C (anxious) |
Not otherwise specified |
Depressive |
Others |
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Personality disorder not otherwise specified is a diagnostic classification for some DSM-IV Axis II personality disorders not otherwise listed in DSM-IV.[1]
The DSM-5 does not have an equivalent to Personality Disorder NOS. However Personality disorder-trait specified (PD-TS) remains under consideration for future revisions. The DSM 5 "Unspecified Disorder" is not a personality disorder, it is used to enhance specificity of an existing disorder [2] or it is an emergency diagnosis unto itself (i.e. Unspecified Mental Disorder, 300.9), without being attached to another disorder.[3]
Diagnostic criteria
DSM-IV-TR
This diagnosis may be given when no other personality disorder defined in the DSM fits the patient's symptoms.[4]
Four personality disorders were excluded from the main body of the DSM-IV-TR but this diagnosis may be used instead. The four excluded personality disorders are:
- Sadistic personality disorder
- Self-defeating personality disorder
- Depressive personality disorder
- Passive–aggressive personality disorder
It is a requirement of DSM-IV that a diagnosis of any personality disorder also satisfies a set of Diagnostic criteria.
ICD-10
The World Health Organization's ICD-10 defines a conceptually similar disorder to "personality disorder not otherwise specified" called (F60.9) Personality disorder, unspecified.
It is a requirement of ICD-10 that a diagnosis of any personality disorder also satisfies a set of Diagnostic criteria.
Epidemiology
In one study, PDNOS was found to be the third most frequent personality disorder diagnosis.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Verheul R, Bartak A, Widiger T (August 2007). "Prevalence and construct validity of Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDNOS)". J. Pers. Disord. 21 (4): 359–70. doi:10.1521/pedi.2007.21.4.359. PMID 17685833.
- ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Washington DC: name. pp. 15. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.
- ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Washington DC: name. pp. 708. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.
- ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) American Psychiatric Association (2000)
- ↑ Wilberg T, Hummelen B, Pedersen G, Karterud S (2008). "A study of patients with personality disorder not otherwise specified". Compr Psychiatry. 49 (5): 460–8. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.12.008. PMID 18702931.