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Dimensions of Abnormal Personality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. S. Presly  and
H. J. Walton
A. S. Presly
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF
H. J. Walton
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
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Psychiatrists differentiate types of abnormal personality in practice by assigning a descriptive label to indicate the chief way in which the patient's behaviour deviates from what is usual in society. The use by psychiatrists of such a category system for diagnosing abnormal personality has been discussed in two previous papers (Walton et al., 1970; Walton and Presly, 1973). The diagnostic system evaluated was one which included categories contained in the American Psychiatric Association classification (1968) and in the relevant section of the International Classification of Diseases (1965).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 568 , March 1973 , pp. 269 - 276
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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