Commentary on “The challenge of transforming the diagnostic system of personality disorders”


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Christopher J. Hopwood, Robert F. Krueger, David Watson, Thomas A. Widiger, Robert R. Althoff, Emily B. Ansell, Bo Bach, R. Michael Bagby, Mark A. Blais, Marina A. Bornovalova, Michael Chmielewski, David C. Cicero, Christopher Conway, Barbara De Clerq, Filip De Fruyt, Anna R. Docherty, Nicholas R. Eaton, John F. Edens, Miriam K. Forbes, Kelsie T. Forbush, Michael P. Hengartner, Masha Y. Ivanova, Daniel Leising, Mark R. Lukowitsky, Donald R. Lynam, Kristian E. Markon, Joshua D. Miller, Leslie C. Morey, Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt, Johan Ormel, Christopher J. Patrick, Aaron L. Pincus, Camilo J. Ruggero, Douglas B. Samuel, Martin Sellbom, Jennifer L. Tackett, Katherine M. Thomas, Timothy J. Trull, David D. Vachon, Irwin D. Waldman, Monika A. Waszczuk, Mark H. Waugh, Aidan G. C. Wright, Mathew M. Yalch, David H. Zald, Johannes Zimmermann
Journal of Personality Disorders, vol. 34, Guilford Publications, 2020 Dec, pp. 1-4


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Hopwood, C. J., Krueger, R. F., Watson, D., Widiger, T. A., Althoff, R. R., Ansell, E. B., … Zimmermann, J. (2020). Commentary on “The challenge of transforming the diagnostic system of personality disorders.” Journal of Personality Disorders, 34, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2019_33_00


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Hopwood, Christopher J., Robert F. Krueger, David Watson, Thomas A. Widiger, Robert R. Althoff, Emily B. Ansell, Bo Bach, et al. “Commentary on ‘The Challenge of Transforming the Diagnostic System of Personality Disorders.’” Journal of Personality Disorders 34 (December 2020): 1–4.


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Hopwood, Christopher J., et al. “Commentary on ‘The Challenge of Transforming the Diagnostic System of Personality Disorders.’” Journal of Personality Disorders, vol. 34, Guilford Publications, Dec. 2020, pp. 1–4, doi:10.1521/pedi_2019_33_00.


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@article{hopwood2020a,
  title = {Commentary on “The challenge of transforming the diagnostic system of personality disorders”},
  year = {2020},
  month = dec,
  journal = {Journal of Personality Disorders},
  pages = {1-4},
  publisher = {Guilford Publications},
  volume = {34},
  doi = {10.1521/pedi_2019_33_00},
  author = {Hopwood, Christopher J. and Krueger, Robert F. and Watson, David and Widiger, Thomas A. and Althoff, Robert R. and Ansell, Emily B. and Bach, Bo and Bagby, R. Michael and Blais, Mark A. and Bornovalova, Marina A. and Chmielewski, Michael and Cicero, David C. and Conway, Christopher and De Clerq, Barbara and De Fruyt, Filip and Docherty, Anna R. and Eaton, Nicholas R. and Edens, John F. and Forbes, Miriam K. and Forbush, Kelsie T. and Hengartner, Michael P. and Ivanova, Masha Y. and Leising, Daniel and Lukowitsky, Mark R. and Lynam, Donald R. and Markon, Kristian E. and Miller, Joshua D. and Morey, Leslie C. and Mullins-Sweatt, Stephanie N. and Ormel, Johan and Patrick, Christopher J. and Pincus, Aaron L. and Ruggero, Camilo J. and Samuel, Douglas B. and Sellbom, Martin and Tackett, Jennifer L. and Thomas, Katherine M. and Trull, Timothy J. and Vachon, David D. and Waldman, Irwin D. and Waszczuk, Monika A. and Waugh, Mark H. and Wright, Aidan G. C. and Yalch, Mathew M. and Zald, David H. and Zimmermann, Johannes},
  month_numeric = {12}
}

Abstract

Comments on an article by Sabine C. Herpertz et al. (see record 2017-47034-001). We write in response to a paper by Herpertz et al. (2017) regarding the proposal for diagnosing personality disorders in the ICD-11, written as a collaboration among certain board members from the International, European, and North American Societies for the Study of Personality Disorders. Herpertz and colleagues provided a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) objecting to the proposals for the ICD-11 personality disorders section. We felt that this original letter was not sufficiently accurate and potentially even misleading. In this article we offer two recommendations regarding the role of representatives from professional societies in influencing bodies such as WHO. We call on Herpertz et al. to publish their original letter and any other correspondence with WHO. Second, representatives of a scientific society should be obligated to accurately represent that society’s views. Although the authors of the Herpertz et al. article may be board members of professional societies such as the ISSPD, ESSPD, and/or NASSPD, not all of these societies have elected board members, and there is clearly diversity of opinion among the membership of such societies. We underscore the need for any advocacy by board members of professional societies to accurately represent the views of the broader membership. Specifically, any future claims to speak for a scientific society should be based on direct representation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)


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