the personality disorders can be understood as theoretical constructs employed to represent different styles or patterns in which personality works maladapted to its environment. the personality styles theory of theodore millon is one of the models that aims to understand these disorders. from this theoretical model, different personality styles are proposed, as well as a tool for assessment of personality disorders, the millon clinical multiaxial inventory (mcmi), which is widely used worldwide in the research and clinical context, and a psychotherapeutic proposal, called synergistic psychotherapy.
