Personality disorders in medical students: measuring by IPDE-10.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the personality disorders (PDs) of fifth year medical students of Chiang Mai University according to International Classification of Disease -10 (ICD-10) system by using IPDE-10.


METHODS
A group of ninety-nine out of 150 of fifth-year medical students of Chiang Mai University undertook personality disorder inventory - International Personality Disorder Examination ICD-10 screening questionnaires (IPDE-ICD 10). Those who received diagnoses of personality disorders were subsequently interviewed by the authors to find definite diagnoses.


RESULTS
The prevalence rate of PDs was 9%. The proportion of all PDs was as follows; 1%, 3%, 2%, 2%, and 1% for paranoid, impulsive, histrionic, anankastic, and dependent, respectively. The rate of probable diagnoses of PDs ranged from 1%-22.8%.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence rate found in the medical students group did not differ from that in other populations. The benefit of ICD diagnosis system was discussed.
Wongpakaran
Nahathai
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wongpakaran
Tinakon
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology