The classification of disturbed personality functioning in early adolescence.

摘要: This study describes disturbed personality functioning in early adolescence. A non-clinical sample of 63 thirteen year olds underwent a semi-structured psychiatric interview as part longitudinal investigating the relationship between competence and development. The presence disturbance was determined by two psychiatrists who rated adolescents on functions scale. raters then described type using Axis II DSM-III guideline. Forty-six percent were found to have some degree functioning. Of these, over one-half fell into cluster comprised avoidant, dependent, compulsive, or passive-aggressive types, while another third characterized antisocial tendencies. Severity not related disturbance. Ratings behaviour teachers parents supported division subjects with dysfunction broad groups: an anxious, fearful, "quiet" cluster; group more "acting out", disturbing individuals. However, could distinguish from teenagers free These data indicate that it is possible classify segment population young had Furthermore, such homogeneous. They distribute themselves internalizing externalizing clusters.