DSM-V Changes to Personality Disorders
Here is a chart comparing DSM-IV personality disorders to DSM-V personality types. Notice that NPD, Paranoid, Schizoid, and others have no DSM-V comparable disorder and are a combination of prominent personality traits.
DSM-5 Type and Trait Cross-Walk
| DSM-IV Personality Disorder | DSM-5 Personality Disorder Type | Prominent Personality Traits |
| Paranoid | None | Suspiciousness
Intimacy avoidance Hostility Unusual beliefs |
| Schizoid | None | Social withdrawal
Social detachment Intimacy avoidance Restricted affectivity Anhedonia |
| Schizotypal | Schizotypal (4 or 5) | Eccentricity
Cognitive dysregulation Unusual perceptions Unusual beliefs Social withdrawal Restricted affectivity Intimacy avoidance Suspiciousness Anxiousness |
| Antisocial | Antisocial/Psychopathic
(4 or 5) |
Callousness
Aggression Manipulativeness Hostility Deceitfulness Narcissism Irresponsibility Recklessness Impulsivity |
| Borderline | Borderline (4 or 5) | Emotional lability
Self-harm Separation insecurity Anxiousness Low self-esteem Depressivity Hostility Aggression Impulsivity Dissociation proneness |
| Histrionic | None | Emotional lability
Histrionism |
| Narcissistic | None | Narcissism
Manipulativeness Histrionism Callousness |
| Avoidant | Avoidant (4 or 5) | Anxiousness
Separation insecurity Pessimism Low self-esteem Guilt/shame Intimacy avoidance Social withdrawal Restricted affectivity Anhedonia Social detachment Risk aversion |
| Dependent | None | Submissiveness
Anxiousness Separation insecurity |
| Obsessive-Compulsive | Obsessive-Compulsive
(4 or 5) |
Perfectionism
Rigidity Orderliness Perseveration Anxiousness Pessimism Guilt/shame Restricted affectivity Oppositionality |
| Depressive | None | Pessimism
Anxiousness Depressivity Low self-esteem Guilt/shame Anhedonia |
| Passive-Aggressive | None | Oppositionality
Hostility Guilt/shame |
One Comment
Adelaide Dupont
Thank goodness.
I’ve seen the table now.
It’s very sensible.
Guilt/shame comes into it rather a lot.