title: Relationships between the personality beliefs questionnaire and self-rated personality disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine relationships between specific dysfunctional beliefs and self-reported personality disorder types.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixty-four clinical psychology out-patients completed the Personality Beliefs Questionnaire (PBQ) and Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory-III (MCMI-III): 155 completed both. Avoidant, dependent, passive-aggressive and schizoid PDs, and relevant PBQ subscales were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Presence or absence of PD was predicted by scores on the index PBQ subscale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This pattern has previously been reported for PDs diagnosed by structured interview only. PBQ relationships with passive-aggressive and schizoid PD have not previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, UK. steven.jones@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Steven H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Gerrard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burrell-Hodgson
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires