02-15-2017, 03:31 AM
I looked it up, and Frances is misrepresenting the section of the DSM-IV he implies authorship of.
"Distress" is NOT a requirement for the diagnosis. The section reads "Only when personality traits are inflexible and maladaptive and cause significant impairment OR subjective distress do they constitute Personality Disorders."
"Distress" is NOT a requirement for the diagnosis. The section reads "Only when personality traits are inflexible and maladaptive and cause significant impairment OR subjective distress do they constitute Personality Disorders."