Actively Recruiting
A Dimensional Model for Personality Disorders in Later Life
Led by Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · Updated on 2024-12-09
750
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
165 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Lead Sponsor
F
Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Research on personality disorders (PDs) in older adults is currently limited. This is surprising, given that PDs are also common in this age group. Moreover, PDs show high co-morbidity with other disorders (both mental and physical) and often have a negative effect on treatment. With this in mind, the conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment of PDs in older adults represents an important task for mental health care. To this end, problems with the current classification of PDs need to be tackled, as they currently complicate this task. The current DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Edition 5) (APA, 2013) categorical PD criteria are mainly based on the living conditions of younger adults and are therefore often not suited for PD diagnosis in older adults. Currently, however, a paradigm shift is taking place from a categorical to a dimensional approach of PDs. The "Alternative Model for Personality Disorders" (AMPD) (APA, 2013) and the approach by ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision) (WHO, 2019) are examples of new, dimensional models for PDs. These models conceptualize PDs using two dimensional criteria: (1) criterion A, which captures the overall level of personality (dis)functioning and (2) criterion B which describes the PD style by pathological/maladaptive personality traits. This paradigm shift offers the possibility to give the aging context the attention it deserves, by examining the suitability of this new dimensional conceptualization of PD among older adults. The goal of this research is to examine whether the combined AMPD and ICD-11 dimensional approach is appropriate for use in older adults. This will be done by administering instruments capturing criterion A and B in the general population in younger (18-64) and older (65 and older) adults to evaluate their age-neutrality, as well as in a clinical sample of older (65 and older) adults, to empirically evaluate its clinical relevance in later life.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Dimensional Model for Personality Disorders in Later Life
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants must be 65 years or older
- Must be Dutch speaking
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe cognitive impairment as determined by psychiatrists or psychologists
- Acute mental impairment interfering with reliable responses, such as severe psychosis, as determined by psychiatrists or psychologists
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen
Tienen, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3300
Actively Recruiting
2
Mondriaan
Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands, 6411 - 6422
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
M
Morag Facon
CONTACT
G
Gina Rossi
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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