Depressive Personality Disorder: Understanding Current Trends in Research and Practice by Dr. Todd Finnerty

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Cognitive vulnerabilities and other underlying maladaptive personality characteristics should not simply be viewed as part of depression. To do so opens the door to treatment failure and recurring episodes of depression and other difficulties. These stable traits are present even if a mood disorder is currently absent, and are personality variables which lead to distress and interpersonal problems themselves. These trait-like structures can be viewed dimensionally and when creating functional impairment, can be treated as depressive traits and depressive personality disorder. Learn why depressive personality disorder can help call attention to important maladaptive personality variables and should be included in DSM-5 (formerly DSM-V) and ICD-11. DPD can be coded as Personality Disorder NOS and depressive traits can also be noted on Axis II under DSM-IV-TR. Under the proposed DSM-5 system a "depressive type" can be included, much like the profile suggested under Depressive PD now at dsm5.org
Feel Free to let the APA know you want to see a "Depressive type" included as a short-hand under the Personality Disorders so these traits can be coded more easily than listing them all out all of the time. Stay tuned to this site for a more in depth exploration of the new personality traits and facets structure proposed for the DSM-5. For an overview of changes in the DSM-5 (aka DSM-V), including an explanation of the personality disorders changes, see Dr. Finnerty's dynamic article at DSM-5diagnosis.com

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Depressive Personality Disorder should be included in DSM-5 (expected May, 2013)

Depressive PD was offered as both a diagnosis for further study and an example of a diagnosis that can be made under Personality Disorder NOS in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association). It is a personality disorder and can also be viewed dimensionally as a more severe reflection of maladaptive traits and stable cognitive vulnerabilities that, while leading to problems such as chronic depression, is distressing in itself. Find out for yourself by reading the first and only book solely dedicated to the DSM-IV conceptualization of Depressive Personality Disorder.

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Can you think of a person you may have met or treated whose usual mood was gloomy and unhappy, were they critical of themselves and did they brood and tend to worry? Did they tend to be negative and judgmental toward others? Were they pessimistic and prone to feeling guilty or remorseful? Did this person have a Depressive Personality Disorder?

This book answers the question “Does Depressive Personality Disorder exist?” with a concise, readable review of current research. DPD is a valid and clinically useful concept which should be included in DSM-V and ICD-11. DPD was offered as both a diagnosis for further study and an example of a diagnosis that can be made under Personality Disorder NOS in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR. The book is intended for professionals, students and anyone else interested in character traits which impact mood. It offers a view of depressive personality disorder supported by current research. Gain a firm background in recent research and theory on DPD and understand its relationship to chronic depression, dysthymic disorder, cognitive vulnerabilities to depression and the Five-Factor Model of Personality.

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Maladaptive personality characteristics that make an individual vulnerable to depression can be viewed dimensionally, and when they collect together in an individual to a sufficient degree to create interpersonal difficulties and functional impairment the results are depressive traits and depressive personality disorder. Depressive personality disorder may be at work in some individuals with chronic mood and anxiety problems who have evidenced treatment resistance and/or frequent recurrence of problems or co-occurrence of other problems. Recognizing depressive personality disorder in DSM-V will help call attention to these difficulties. You can READ MORE FROM THE AUTHOR at the Depressive Personality Disorder Blog You can also follow DrFinnerty on twitter.
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