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Self-esteem in patients with borderline and avoidant personality disorders.

Abstract
This study compared self-esteem in patients with avoidant personality disorder (APD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Patients diagnosed with one or more personality disorders answered the questionnaire Index of Self Esteem as part of a comprehensive evaluation within the setting of a treatment trial. Our hypotheses were that (1) both patients with APD and patients with BPD would report low levels of self-esteem, (2) patients with APD would report lower self-esteem than patients with BPD. We further expected that (3) patients with higher levels of depression would report lower levels of self-esteem, but that (4) both borderline and avoidant personality pathology would contribute to explained variance in self-esteem beyond what would be accounted for by depression. All of our hypotheses were supported. The results from our study showed a significant difference in self-esteem level between the two personality disorders, patients with APD reporting lower self-esteem than patients with BPD. Subjects with both disorders were measured to have self-esteem levels within the range that presumes clinical problems. Self-esteem represents an important quality of subjective experience of the self, and the study of self-esteem in PDs can offer new and important knowledge of PDs as self-pathology.
AuthorsL I Lynum, T Wilberg, S Karterud
JournalScandinavian journal of psychology (Scand J Psychol) Vol. 49 Issue 5 Pg. 469-77 (Oct 2008) ISSN: 0036-5564 [Print] England
PMID18564322 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anxiety Disorders (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
  • Comorbidity
  • Day Care, Medical
  • Depressive Disorder (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Personality Disorders (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
  • Personality Inventory (statistics & numerical data)
  • Psychometrics
  • Self Concept
  • Sweden

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