AIM The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of intensive (150 - 210 sessions), short-term (10 - 14 weeks) group psychotherapy in the treatment of neurotic disorders, and selected personality disorders. METHODS The study involved 145 patients treated in day hospital due to neurotic disorders and selected personality disorders. The measurements were performed twice - at the begin...

OBJECTIVE To examine prospectively the natural course of bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and to test for the effects of personality disorder psychopathology on remission and relapse. METHOD Subjects were 92 female patients with current bulimia nervosa (N = 23) or EDNOS (N = 69) at baseline enrollment in the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders S...

Objective: Personality disorder is a multi-factorial condition in which workplace stress plays a significant role. This study was undertaken due to scarcity of information regarding the role of workplace stress which can cause personality disorder among nurses. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of personality disorders in nurses working in different hospital departments and a...

This article reviews the history and evolution of the diagnosis of personality disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) from its first edition in 1952 through its fourth edition in 1994. The article also traces the earliest origins of personality disorders (e.g., Hippocrates) through the modern foundational works of Pritchard, Schneider, and Horney....

AIMS To define the most frequent personality disorders related to alcohol dependence. METHODS Using the International Personality Disorder Examination and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II for personality disorders, 30 consecutively recruited alcohol-dependent patients attending an outpatient clinic were compared with 30 consecutively recruited psychiatric patients with non-addictiv...

Clinical disorders (ie, Axis I disorders) often coexist with personality disorders. Patients with these comorbidities can be some of the most challenging for psychiatrists, because they pose a real and substantial risk for suicide and suicidal behavior. DSM-5 groups the 10 personality disorders into clusters A, B, and C. The prevalence of cluster A, B, and C personality disorders with Axis I co...

introduction : the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of perfectionism and abnormal personality dimensions introduced in the fifth edition of diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, and to address this issue that to what extent each personality dimension can predict the dimensions of to perfectionism. method: the present study is descripti...

Two issues pertinent to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) proposal for personality pathology, the recovery of DSM-IV personality disorders (PDs) by proposed DSM-5 traits and the validity of the proposed DSM-5 hybrid model, which incorporates both personality pathology symptoms and maladaptive traits, were evaluated in a large undergraduate sample (N = 80...