PREVALENCE OF PERSONALITY-DISORDERS AMONG PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS

被引:87
作者
SANDERSON, WC [1 ]
WETZLER, S [1 ]
BECK, AT [1 ]
BETZ, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PENN,SCH MED,CTR COGNIT THERAPY,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
关键词
DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL PHOBIA; AVOIDANT DISORDER; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; COMORBIDITY;
D O I
10.1016/0165-1781(94)90036-1
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Outpatients with a principal diagnosis of an anxiety disorder (n = 347) were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R/Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) during their intake evaluation. At least one personality disorder was found in 35% of these patients. Patients with social phobia (61%) and generalized anxiety disorder (49%) were most often diagnosed with a personality disorder. Patients with simple phobia were rarely diagnosed with a personality disorder (12%). The most commonly diagnosed personality disorders were from the ''anxious/fearful'' cluster (27% received at least one diagnosis from cluster C), most notably avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality. Our findings suggest that personality disorders, in general, are less prevalent among anxious patients than among depressive patients.
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页码:167 / 174
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