Dear Clinicians,

As you may know, work is currently being conducted by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Personality and Personality Disorders (P&PD) Work Group to revise the diagnostic criteria for personality disorders in the new edition expected to be published in 2013.  The majority of us will be impacted by these changes.  

You are invited to participate in a study to evaluate the clinical utility of a dimensional model which closely resembles the one proposed in the most recent DSM-V draft.   

The study is open to clinicians who work with one or more patients with personality psychopathology.  The results of the study will be used toward my dissertation, and will contribute to the DSM-V literature.

It is important to emphasize that the study is anonymous, and should take approximately 20 minutes.  For the complete letter of invitation, please see attached.

To begin, please visit the study website at http://www.TheriStarrCRP.com

The following password will be needed to complete the study: participant 

If you have questions or concerns, please contact me by e-mail at TheriStarrCRP@gmail.com.  If you have questions about the DSM-V proposed drafts, please visit www.dsm5.org.  

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Theri Starr, MA

Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Psychology