Paranoid personality traits in a panic disorder population: a pilot study.
To better understand the relationship between panic disorder and paranoid personality, panic disorder patients (N = 28) who were referred to an anxiety disorder clinic in a community mental health center were evaluated for paranoid personality traits on a standardized personality self-report instrument. Paranoid personality disorder was found in 54% of subjects. Paranoid subjects were found to have an earlier age of onset, longer duration of illness, and more psychopathology. Possible etiologies and implications for treatment of these findings are discussed.
Reich
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Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA.
Braginsky
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D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010260:Paranoid Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index