Personality disorder not otherwise specified

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Personality disorder, unspecified
Classification and external resources
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ICD-10 F60.9
ICD-9-CM 301.9
Patient UK Personality disorder not otherwise specified
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Personality disorder not otherwise specified (also known as Personality disorder NOS or PDNOS) is a DSM-IV Axis II personality disorder.[1]

Conversely, the DSM 5 does not have an equivalent to Personality Disorder NOS. The DSM 5 "Unspecified Disorder" is not a personality disorder, it is a used to enhance specificity of an existing disorder [2] or it is an emergency diagnosis unto itself (i.e. Unspecified Mental Disorder, 300.9), without being attached to another disorder.[3]

Diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV-TR = 301.9)

This diagnosis may be given when no other personality disorder defined in the DSM fits the patient's symptoms.[4]

Four personality disorders were excluded from the main body of the latest version of the DSM (DSM-IV-TR) but this diagnosis may be used instead. The four personality disorders are:

It is a requirement of DSM-IV that a diagnosis of any personality disorder also satisfies a set of general personality disorder criteria.

Diagnostic criteria (ICD-10)

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 defines a conceptually similar disorder to "personality disorder not otherwise specified" called (F60.9) Personality disorder, unspecified.

It is a requirement of ICD-10 that a diagnosis of any personality disorder also satisfies a set of general personality disorder criteria.

Prevalence (epidemiology)

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In one study, PDNOS was found to be the third most frequent personality disorder diagnosis.[5]

See also

References

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  4. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) American Psychiatric Association (2000)
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4. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.