Personality Disorders in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression

Nancy Jo Dunn; Elisia Yanasak; Jeanne Schillaci; Sofia Simotas; Lynn P. Rehm; Julianne Souchek; Terri Menke; Carol M. Ashton; Joseph D. Hamilton

doi:10.1023/B:JOTS.0000014680.54051.50

Personality Disorders in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression

Nancy Jo Dunn, Elisia Yanasak, Jeanne Schillaci, Sofia Simotas, Lynn P. Rehm, Julianne Souchek, Terri Menke, Carol M. Ashton, Joseph D. Hamilton

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Abstract

Little is known about the frequency of the full-range of personality disorders in outpatients with concurrent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, a common and oftentimes treatment-resistant combination in clinical practice. In a group therapy outcome study, Axis I and II diagnoses were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale to select 115 male combat veterans with PTSD and depressive disorder. Within this sample, 52 (45.2%) had one or more personality disorders-most commonly paranoid (17.4%), obsessive-compulsive (16.5%), avoidant (12.2%), and borderline (8.7%)-and 19 (16.5%) had two or more. Documenting a substantial frequency of personality disorders is a first step in devising appropriate interventions for this treatment-resistant combination of disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	75-82
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOTS.0000014680.54051.50
State	Published - Feb 2004

Keywords

Assessment
Depression
Personality disorders
PTSD
Trauma

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Psychology(all)
Clinical Psychology

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