title: Low self-esteem in different psychiatric conditions.
abstract: This study measured the self-esteem of 141 psychiatric out-patients with a variety of DSM-III-R diagnoses. The results showed that there were wide variations in the level of self-esteem between different diagnostic groups. The patients with depression had lower self-esteem than most of the other patient groups except those with personality disorders. The groups whose self-esteem was highest were those with anxiety disorders. Nonetheless, all patient groups scored more than normal populations in previous studies, suggesting that low self-esteem may be involved in a wide range of psychiatric conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Silverstone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors