Impact Factor
3.26
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.04
225 total citations
h5-index
22
h5 depth signal
Cited share
76.9%
60 of 78
Total citations
225
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.52
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.9%
2 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
332
Germany
52
Canada
47
Australia
41
Italy
40
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry
542
Psychiatry & Psychology
276
Substance Abuse
8
Law & Legal Studies
6
Neurosciences
6
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,965
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
78
60 cited publications
Last 12 months
30
5.0 publications/month
Open access share
0.0%
0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
332 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry
542 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v11n1,spring 1997-
v11n1,spring 1997-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Psychiatry
Broad Categories
Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychiatry
MeSH Descriptors
Personality Disorders
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.474
Open DOI
Exploring Transdiagnostic Mechanisms Linking Borderline Personality Disorder and Disordered Eating
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) frequently co-occurs with eating disorders (EDs). Disordered eating may serve as a coping strategy to regulate emotions/manage rejection sensitivity, abandonment fears, shame, and self-disgust. Resea...
02
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.452
Open DOI
Alexithymia and the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders: Latent Profile Analysis of the TAS-20 and Associations With PID-5 Trait Domains and Facets
Alexithymia is an important construct in personality pathology, yet its relation to the maladaptive trait domains of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) remains understudied. This study replicated and extended prior fi...
03
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.444
Open DOI
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as a Risk Factor for Suicidality in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are each associated with impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, and an increased prevalence of suicide attempts. It is unclear whether comorbid ADHD h...
04
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.431
Open DOI
The Associations Between Identity Pathology and Interpersonal Problems
This study investigated relations between identity pathology and specific interpersonal problems as conceptualized by the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) model. While the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) and existing res...
05
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.411
Open DOI
What Is True for Others Does Not Apply to Me: Expectations About Social Causality and the Anticipation of Emotions in Borderline Personality Disorder
Research suggests that individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) display a maladaptive explanatory style, but it remains unclear whether this bias is specific to self-referential processing or reflects a broader negative ten...
06
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.5.391
Open DOI
The Relationship Between Maternal Personality Functioning and Caregiving Quality
Previous studies have shown that mothers with categorically defined personality pathology experience substantial difficulties in parenting, but research using Level of Personality Functioning (LPF) is notably lacking. This study explored...
07
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.4.309
Open DOI
Aggression and the Alternative Model for Personality Disorder (AMPD) Level of Personality Functioning and Pathological Personality Facets in a Sample of Incarcerated Adult Males
This study examined associations between aggression and constructs from the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) in a sample of 87 incarcerated adult men. Participants completed self-report measures of personality functioni...
08
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.4.281
Open DOI
Development and Initial Validation of the Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale for Children (POPS-C)
Personality has repeatedly been shown to be evident and reliably measured in childhood. However, studying obsessive-compulsive personality (OCP) traits cohesively in youth has been limited, given the lack of developmentally modified asse...
09
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.4.329
Open DOI
Investigating Trait Profiles of Narcissism Using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5)
The narcissism literature lacks consensus on how narcissism is operationalized and empirically assessed. The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) may prove beneficial in assessing and unifying the various existing conceptua...
10
DOI 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.4.374
Open DOI
Minimal Emotional Dysfunctions (MED) in Personality Disorders: A Narrative Review
Emotional dysfunctions are fundamental to understanding personality disorders (PDs). The Minimal Emotional Dysfunctions (MED) model offers a systematic approach by categorizing these dysfunctions into disorders of affect modulation, prod...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Print issues ceased with 2021.
Also issued online.
Vol. 3, no. 2 (SUMMER 1989)19961120 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper