Theodore Millon's Contributions to Conceptualizing Personality Disorders |
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| Authors: | Aaron L. Pincus Robert F. Krueger |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State Universityalp6@psu.edu;3. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota |
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| Abstract: | We review Theodore Millon's contributions to conceptualizing personality disorders in contemporary clinical science and practice. Millon worked tirelessly across professional domains and theoretical orientations, developing a rich integrative theory of personality and its pathology, directly and indirectly impacting the evolving iterations of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–III through DSM–5), and advocating for the personality disorders through his contributions to cofounding the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders and the Journal of Personality Disorders. We conclude with a closer look at Millon's final major contributions to conceptualizing personality disorders as well as the strengths and limitations of his approach. |
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