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.
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA.
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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