title: Cluster A personality pathology in social anxiety disorder: a comparison with panic disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been associated with cluster A personality disorder (PD) traits, mainly paranoid and schizoid traits.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to further investigate cluster A personality pathology in patients with SAD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported PD traits were investigated in a clinical sample of 161 participants with SAD and in a clinical comparison group of 145 participants with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PAD).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A diagnosis of SAD was associated with more paranoid and schizotypal PD traits, and an association between depression and personality pathology could indicate a state-effect of depression on PD traits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with SAD had more cluster A personality pathology than patients with PAD, with the most solid indication for paranoid personality pathology.
authors: Mia Skytte O'Toole, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital , Risskov , Denmark.
authors: Mia Skytte
authors: MS
authors: O'Toole
authors: Mikkel
authors: M
authors: Arendt
authors: Hanne Nørr
authors: HN
authors: Fentz
authors: Esben
authors: E
authors: Hougaard
authors: Nicole K
authors: NK
authors: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010260:Paranoid Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cluster A personality disorders; Panic disorder; Paranoid personality disorder; Personality disorders; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia