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The present Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association in Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition. American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington, DC, 2013) defines personality disorders (PD) as “enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectation of the individual’s culture”.

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  1. Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY, 11439, USA

    Raymond DiGiuseppe

  2. Fordham University, 113 W 60th St, New York, NY, 10023, USA

    Ennio Ammendola

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    Windy Dryden

  2. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Michael E. Bernard

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DiGiuseppe, R., Ammendola, E. (2019). REBT and Personality Disorders. In: Dryden, W., Bernard, M. (eds) REBT with Diverse Client Problems and Populations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02723-0_10

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