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Table 3. Prevalence rates ofpersonality disorders (PDs) nmongpsychiatricpatienls<br />

W o<br />

Author and year Country Sample size Classification Assessment %with Remarks<br />

of publication and setting system insmunenm PD<br />

(Ref. "0.)<br />

Allan. 1991 (43) UK LOO out-patients RDC Clinical 5 Alcohol abusers intreaunent<br />

inrerview<br />

ALnaes & Torgensen, Nonvay 298 out-patients DSM-III SIPD 81 97% had an Axis I diagnosis; about half<br />

1988a (44.45)<br />

had an affective disorder<br />

Baer. cla1.. 1990(46) USA % out-patients DSM-I11 SIPD 52 Obsesdve-compulsivedisorden.<br />

Dependent and histrionic PDs wen the<br />

most cnnmon. Compulsive PD was<br />

found in only 6% of he samole.<br />

Berger, 1985 (35) Canada 486 out-patients DSM-III Clinical 39<br />

assessment<br />

Castaneda & Fmlco, USA 1583in-patienm DSM-JU Clinical 6.4<br />

1985 (47) assessment<br />

Chamey erol.. 1981 (48) USA IM)in-patients DSM-111 Clinical 61<br />

assessment 14<br />

23<br />

Cutting ernl.. 1986 (49) UK LOO in-patients RDC SAP 44<br />

Dowsongr Berries, UK 74 in- and DSM-UI-R PDQ-R -<br />

1991 (50) wt-palients 4.5<br />

Allpaients seen in aprivate psychiatric<br />

p~s~ticeover a period of five years<br />

Patients discharged from apsychiauic<br />

facility duxingone year; 101 received a<br />

primary diagnosis of PD<br />

64 unipolar nonmelancholic depressives<br />

66 unipolarmelpneholic depressives<br />

30 bipolardepressives<br />

IOOconwcutive admissions with major<br />

psychiatric disorders. The pmponion of<br />

patienm with PD was comparable ammlg<br />

different diagnosic pups (depressives<br />

54%. schiwphrcnics 3946. mania 39%)<br />

Each paient had aman numberof<br />

PD diarmoses. - Borderline (62%) . . and<br />

histrionic (61%) PDs were the most<br />

common.

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