Personality disorders among psychiatric inpatients

Abstract

The Present study reports on multiaxial diagnoses in accordance with DSM-III in psychiatri inpatients with special reference to personality disorders. Four hundred and eleven consecutive psychiatric inpatients treated in a catchment area clinic in northern Sweden in 1987-88 were studied with complete multiaxial diagnostic ratings in accordance with DSM-III and chart information. One hundred and forty-four patients (35%) received a diagnosis of personality disorder, of whom 90% had a concomitant axis-I disorder. Dysthymic and anxiety disorders were highly overrepresented. The most prevalent personality disorder was schizotypal personality, followed by atypical, borderline, and dependent personality disorders. Women were more likely to have a personality disorder and were overrepresented among dependent, histrionic, and borderline personality disorders. Mean score on axis IV and axis V of patients with personality disorders were 3.2 and 3.9, respectively with no significant sex differences. Patients with de...