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Comorbidity of dsm-iii-r personality disorders in schizophrenic and unipolar mood disorders: a comparative study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P Oulis ,
L Lykouras ,
J Hatzimanolis  and
V Tomaras
P Oulis
Affiliation:
Athens University Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, 74 vas Sophias, 11528Athens, Greece
L Lykouras*
Affiliation:
Athens University Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, 74 vas Sophias, 11528Athens, Greece
J Hatzimanolis
Affiliation:
Athens University Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, 74 vas Sophias, 11528Athens, Greece
V Tomaras
Affiliation:
Athens University Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, 74 vas Sophias, 11528Athens, Greece
*
*Correspondence and reprints.
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Summary

We investigated the overall prevalence and the differential comorbidity of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-III-R personality disorders in 166 remitted or recovered patients with schizophrenic (n = 102) or unipolar mood disorder (n = 64). Over 60% of both patient groups met the DSM-III-R criteria of at least one DSM-III-R personality disorder as assessed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID-II-R), receiving on average 3.1 personality diagnoses. Neither DSM-III-R categories of personality disorders, nor scores on its three clusters A, B and C, nor total score on SCID-II-R differed significantly across the two groups. In conclusion, DSM-III-R personality disorders, although highly prevalent in schizophrenic and unipolar mood disorders, lack any specificity with respect to these categories of mental disorders.

Keywords

personality disorderscomorbidityschizophreniaunipolar depression
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European Psychiatry , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , 1997 , pp. 316 - 318
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 1997

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