A comparison of gains after treatment at a psychiatric outpatient clinic in patients with cluster A + B, or cluster C personality disorders, and non-psychotic axis I disorders
| Autor: | Alv A. Dahl, Kjersti Narud, Arnstein Mykletun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Adolescent Disease cluster Personality Disorders Severity of Illness Index Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Interview Psychological medicine Ambulatory Care Outpatient clinic Humans In patient Prospective Studies Psychiatry Prospective cohort study Aged business.industry food and beverages Type A Personality Middle Aged medicine.disease Personality disorders Anxiety Disorders Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Treatment Outcome Structured interview Female business After treatment Psychopathology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Nordic journal of psychiatry. 59(5) |
| ISSN: | 0803-9488 |
| Popis: | Few studies exist on the outcome of patients with personality disorders (PDs) treated at ordinary outpatient clinics. This study examines the gains of such patients 2 years after treatment start at an outpatient clinic. Three patient groups were sampled: cluster A + B PDs, cluster C PDs and axis I disorders. Fifty-eight patients (53%) were amenable to follow-up, and they did not show less psychopathology than the non-compliers. All patients had structured interviews and filled in questionnaires. Patients in the PDs cluster A + B group showed considerable gains, while that was not found for the PDs cluster C and Axis I disorder groups. Since almost all patients received long-term psychotherapy sometimes combined with antidepressant drugs, the finding that such a treatment mainly shows gains in more severely disturbed PDs patients should be replicated in larger samples at ordinary psychiatric outpatient clinics. |
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