The establishment of criteriological diagnostic systems since the 1980s has increased the
reliability of psychiatric diagnosis. On the other hand, the limits of this approach for clinicians …

One of the paradoxes about psychiatry is that we have never known more about and better
treated mental disorders, yet there exists so much unease about the practice of mental …

Background The term “identity” has a much longer tradition in Western philosophy than in
psychology. However, the philosophical discourse addresses very different meanings of the …

Objective To better understand the subjective lived experience of persons diagnosed with
avoidant personality disorder (AVPD). Methods Persons with an AVPD (N= 15) were …

This article summarizes the results of a qualitative study of career transition experiences of
middle‐aged male scientists and engineers in the current socioeconomic environment in the …

Abstract Background/Aims: There is growing evidence that the validity of diagnostic methods
for personality disorders (PD) may be insufficient. Although the ICD-10 classification system …

Stigma is an established consequence of the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
diagnosis. This diagnosis is subject to revision in the International Classification of Diseases …

The development of identity theories in psychology tends to be partial and incoherent, and
are followed by various problems. This study uses meta-ethnography to deconstruct theories …

That some sort of personal identity is lost when dementias ravage the brain seems
indisputable. But what kind of identity is lost and what unchanged aspect of the person other …

In the emerging literature on self-management within psychiatry the role of emotion is still
hardly addressed. This article describes a conceptual framework that elucidates how …