DSM-III-R personality disorders in a mood and anxiety disorders clinic: prevalence, comorbidity, and clinical correlates.

Abstract

This study examined the prevalence, comorbidity, and clinical correlates of personality disorders in an outpatient sample (N = 352) with anxiety and depression. Subjects were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) on Axes I and II, and they also completed interview and self-report measures of symptoms. Subjects with a personality disorder were less likely to be married, more likely to be single or divorced, had lower family incomes, had more severe symptoms of both anxiety and depression, and had a greater number of lifetime Axis I diagnoses. Subjects with dysthymic and bipolar disorders were more likely, and subjects with panic disorder uncomplicated by agoraphobia were less likely to have a personality disorder compared to the rest of the sample. The most prevalent personality disorders were Avoidant, Obsessive-Compulsive, Paranoid, and Borderline. Paranoid co-occurred with Narcissistic, and Borderline co-occurred with Histrionic personality disorder significantly more often than chance and base rates would predict.

• Authors: S N Flick, P P Roy-Byrne, D S Cowley, M M Shores, D L Dunner
• Journal: Journal of affective disorders (J Affect Disord) Vol. 27 Issue 2 Pg. 71-9 (Feb 1993) ISSN: 0165-0327 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 8440809 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Anxiety Disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Bipolar Disorder (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Comorbidity
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Depressive Disorder (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Female
• Hospitalization
• Humans
• Incidence
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Panic Disorder (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Personality Disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Personality Inventory (statistics & numerical data)
• Psychiatric Status Rating Scales (statistics & numerical data)
• Psychometrics
• Substance-Related Disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
• Washington (epidemiology)