Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to improve our understanding of the role of psychodynamic models, and their assessment procedures, in diagnosis and treatment of patients with personality disorders. In this introduction we briefly describe the current status of personality disorders and their treatment; diagnostic strategies for personality disorders ; the Developmental Profile as the instrument for psychodynamic personality diagnosis in study; a comprehensive model for establishing reliability and validity by empirical research; and the treatment center where we conducted our research. Finally, we present the aims of this thesis and the research questions involved, and briefly outline the contents of this thesis.

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J. Passchier (Jan) , W. van den Brink (Wim)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
This thesis was supported by the Symfora group, Centers for Mental Healthcare Amersfoort, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Developmental Profile Foundation in Amsterdam, and the J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting.
hdl.handle.net/1765/51516
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Ingenhoven, T. (2009, November 24). The Role of Psychodynamic Assessment in Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: Reliability and Validity of the Developmental profile. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/51516