301.9 Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

This category is for disorders of personality functioning (refer to the general diagnostic criteria for a Personality Disorder on p. 689) that do not meet criteria for any specific Personality Disorder. An example is the presence of features of more than one specific Personality Disorder that do not meet the full criteria for any one Personality Disorder ("mixed personality"), but that together cause clinically significant distress or impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (e.g., social or occupational). This category can also be used when the clinician judges that a specific Personality Disorder that is not included in the Classification is appropriate. Examples include depressive personality disorder and passive-aggressive personality disorder (see p. 789 and p. 791, respectively, for suggested research criteria).

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