DSM models of personality disorders

Personality disorders have been included in every edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic terms and revisions from the initial DSM to the current one (DSM-5) are described, and the continuing controversies regarding categorical versus dimensional models are reviewed, including a summary of the new Alternative Model for DSM-5 Personality Disorders, in Section III of DSM-5.