Diagnostic Validity of the Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder: Suggestions for Reform
Abstract
A review of the literature suggests that the passive-aggressive (P-A) personality disorder lacks validity as a psychiatric diagnosis. However, passive-aggressiveness may be a useful construct when viewed from a dimensional rather than a categorical perspective. This paper presents a model of passive-aggressiveness that will hopefully stimulate future research into the validity of the construct.
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