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Is the nature of personality disorder categoric or dimensional?

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Coccaro, E.F. Is the nature of personality disorder categoric or dimensional?. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2, 49–50 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-000-0041-3

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