title: Changes in DSM-III-R axis II diagnoses following treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: Seventeen patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and concomitant personality disorders were treated with pharmacologic and/or behavioral therapy and reassessed after 4 months. Nine of the 10 patients who responded to treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder no longer met criteria for a personality disorder. Of the seven nonresponders, five continued to meet criteria for a personality disorder.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Clinic and Research Unit, Charlestown 02129.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jenike
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sholtz
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Buttolph
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index