IPDE - Extranet Systems - World Health Organization
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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.