Personality Disorders as defined by the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) Personality disorder Definitions
The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) divides personality disorders into 3 clusters and 10 distinct diagnoses:
Cluster A: Odd or Eccentric Personality Disorders
Cluster B: Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Personality Disorders
Cluster C: Anxious or Fearful Personality Disorders
- Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD)
- Dependent personality disorder (DPD)
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)
Other:
These are definitions which have been created by the American Psychiatric Association to give mental health professionals a set of shorthand labels to describe the pathology and behaviors of a particular category of patients.
ICD-10 Personality Disorder Definitions
The World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) organizes personality disorder diagnoses in different groupings compared to the DSM as follows:
Other Specific Personality Disorders:
- Eccentric Personality Disorder
- Haltlose Personality Disorder
- Immature Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder
- Psychoneurotic Personality Disorder
Personality Disorder Unspecified
Mixed and Other Personality Disorders
Specific Personality Disorders
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Dissocial Personality Disorder (Antisocial)
- Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (Borderline)
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Anankastic Personality Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive)
- Anxious (Avoidant) Personality Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder