Henriques-Calado, JoanaDuarte-Silva, Maria EugéniaCampos, Rui C.Junqueira, DianaSacoto, CarlotaKeong, Ana Marta2024-04-032024-04-032014-12Henriques-Calado, J., Duarte-Silva, M. E., Campos, R. C., Junqueira, D., Sacoto, C., & Keong, A. M. (2014). Personality disorders as an expression of the dimensional polarity in personality development in late adulthood women. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 78(4), 283-300. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2014.78.4.2830025-9284http://hdl.handle.net/10451/63937Relationships between Axis II personality disorders and Sidney Blatt constructs of dependency and self-criticism were explored in a late adulthood women sample. The sample consisted of 102 women (M = 72.07 years of age, SD = 7.04) who were administered two measures, the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ and the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire. The histrionic, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder scales are shown to be significant predictors of dependency, and the narcissistic, borderline, and avoidant scales are significant predictors of self-criticism. The application of a dimensional interpersonal approach to psychopathology is discussed.engGeriatric psychiatry methodsPersonality disorders diagnosisAgedFemalePortugalUrban populationjournal article2024-02-11cv-prod-237958210.1521/bumc.2014.78.4.283