The Personality Disorders on Axis II

question 33

Multiple Choice

The personality disorders on Axis II

• A) are comparable to the clinical syndromes on Axis I in both frequency and gender composition.
• B) have a wider range of application than the syndromes that appear on the other Axes.
• C) have poorer research support than the diagnostic categories on the other Axes.
• D) must go through a more rigorous process than the clinical syndromes to be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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