title: Epidemiology of personality disorders.
abstract: Epidemiology is concerned with the occurrence of disease in populations. Epidemiologic studies measure the prevalence and distribution of disorders, investigate questions of case definition, determine risk factors, and evaluate the natural history and consequences of disorders. This paper reviews and discusses empiric advances made over the past 2 years in the epidemiologic study of personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-7481, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sater
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Bienvenu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nestadt
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors