- Young Ran Kim: From Institute of Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York, New York.
- Young-Ho Lee: Catholic University of Korea.
Over the past several decades, significant criticism of the categorical classification system for Personality Disorders has highlighted the need to transition to a dimensional classification system. This study reviewed key issues involved in the potential conversion of the diagnostic system of Personality Disorders from a categorical to a dimensional model. The result suggests that Kernberg's concept of personality organization can be used to indicate the overall severity of personality pathology.