Changes in DSM-III-R axis II diagnoses following treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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.
Ricciardi
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Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Clinic and Research Unit, Charlestown 02129.
Baer
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Jenike
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Fischer
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Sholtz
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Buttolph
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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