Prevalence of personality disorders among combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Many combat veterans with PTSD have co-occurring symptoms of other forms of psychopathology; however, there have been limited studies examining personality disorders among this population. The few extant studies typically have assessed only two or three personality disorders or examined a small sample, resulting in an incomplete picture and scope of comorbidity. This study assessed all DSM-III-R personality disorders in 107 veterans in a specialized, inpatient unit. Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders, 79.4% of the participants were diagnosed with at least one personality disorder: 29.9% received only one diagnosis, 21.5% had two, 15.9% had three, and 12.1% had four or more. The most frequent single diagnoses were Avoidant (47.2%), Paranoid (46.2%), Obsessive-Compulsive (28.3%), and Antisocial (15.1%) personality disorders.
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VA Boston Healthcare System (116B), Massachusetts 02130, USA. bollinger.andreas@boston.va.gov
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Blake
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Ruzek
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D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*