Personality Disorders Began Being Placed on a Separate Axis in the DSM-III

question 46

Multiple Choice

Personality disorders began being placed on a separate axis in the DSM-III

• A)to allow room for additional Axis I disorders.
• B)because they were not considered as problematic as Axis I disorders.
• C)to ensure that clinicians would consider whether a personality disorder is also present.
• D)to make diagnoses more thorough.

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Definitions:

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