Psychological Diagnosis of Personality Disorder

Soma is a leading expert on personality disorders. She has published over 300 per reviewed articles, numerous chapters and eight books. A large proportion of her research uses border line personality disorder and other personality pathology to study where social cognitive function goes awry. Doctor sharp: How does psychology categorize and define personality and personality disorders? And how is this area of psychology evolving? Soma: I'm going to try an keep it succinct. The diagnosis of personality disorder is a disorder or a diagnosis in transition.