Abstract
This chapter examines the relationships between psychopathy and personality disorders (PDs) as defined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐5), with a focus on comorbidity, or the co‐occurrence of PDs with one another and with psychopathy. PDs listed in Section II of the DSM‐5 are grouped by thematic similarity. PDs in Section III of the DSM‐5 are described within a comprehensive dimensional model for conceptualizing pathological personality tendencies. The chapter discusses alternative definitions of psychopathy from the integrative perspective of the triarchic model of psychopathy. Psychopathy shows a high degree of comorbidity with a variety of other mental illnesses. The chapter reviews patterns of comorbidity between psychopathy and PDs, using trait models of personality and psychopathy as an aid in understanding potential descriptive and etiological similarities between PDs and psychopathy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Wiley International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law, 2nd Edition |
| Subtitle of host publication | Diagnosis and Treatment: Volume I and II |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 45-62 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119159322 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119159292 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Comorbidity patterns
- DSM‐5
- Personality disorders
- Personality trait models
- Psychopathy
- Triarchic model