title: [Latent classes of personality disorders: group comparisons and course of psychotherapy].
abstract: Using latent class analysis the Personality Disorder Screening (PDS) classifies patients into 4 groups: personality disordered (PD) patients (PDS+), healthy patients (PDS -) and 2 hybrid classes with exaggerated personality styles (histrionic/dependent and avoidant/obsessive-compulsive). The present study investigated if the PDS groups differ concerning sociodemographic and clinical variables, psychological distress and treatment outcome. We analyzed the PDS response patterns of 555 outpatients. PDS+ group membership is associated with typical PD characteristics, chronic depression and a high level of general psychological distress. Patients of both hybrid classes are found to show average psychological distress. The treatment was effective for all patients. Membership in the histrionic/dependent hybrid class is associated with early drop out from outpatient therapy.
authors: Institut für Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Osnabrück.
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Lange
authors: Henning
authors: H
authors: Schöttke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results