Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:1473-1474
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
The internal consistency and factorial structure of behaviors judged to be associated with DSM-III personality disorders
WJ Livesley and DN Jackson
The authors examined the internal consistency and factorial structure of
behavioral criteria for assessing personality disorders. Most sets of
criteria were internally consistent, but items relating to different
disorders showed substantial intercorrelations. Factor analysis identified
specific traits rather than actual disorders.
