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DSM‐III symptom disorders (Axis I) and personality disorders (Axis II) in an outpatient population
Author(s) -
Alnæs R.,
Torgersen S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb06346.x
Subject(s) - personality disorders , psychiatry , anxiety , personality , avoidant personality disorder , depression (economics) , medical diagnosis , psychology , population , psychiatric diagnosis , clinical psychology , medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pathology , social psychology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Type and prevalence of Axis I and Axis II disorders (DSM‐III) were assessed in a sample of 298 consecutive psychiatric outpatients. The instruments used were SCID and SIDP. About half of the Axis I diagnoses consisted of different subgroups of depression. Most patients had more than one diagnosis, anxiety being the second most common disorder. Eighty one percent of the subjects met the criteria for a personality disorder diagnosis; half of them obtained more than one Axis II diagnosis. Personality disorder was more common among men than among women. Avoidant and dependent personality disorders constituted the most frequent diagnoses.