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DSM-III Personality Disorder Clusters in Three Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Reich  and
W. Douglas Thompson
J. Reich*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 500 Newton Road, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
W. Douglas Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
*
∗Correspondece
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Abstract

DSM-III personality disorder clusters had not previously been tested for their ability to distinguish between different population groups. A major obstacle - different demographic characteristics of different populations - was overcome by using logistic regression. Three out-patient psychiatric referral groups (chronic pain, disability applicants and competency to stand trial) provided subjects; adjustments were made for age, race, sex and education. The groups were significantly different in the adjusted prevalence of DSM-III personality disorder clusters. Clinical association between personality disorder and drug or alcohol abuse was again confirmed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 4 , April 1987 , pp. 471 - 475
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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