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Table 2 Scale scores (Mean ± S.D.) of the Parker Personality Measure in personality disorder patients (n = 77) and healthy volunteers (n = 154).

From: Preliminary study of relationships between hypnotic susceptibility and personality disorder functioning styles in healthy volunteers and personality disorder patients

  Personality Disorder Healthy Control
Paranoid 27.96 ± 6.79 22.57 ± 5.57*
Schizoid 23.69 ± 5.44 19.42 ± 3.35*
Schizotypal 13.86 ± 4.52 9.95 ± 2.98*
Antisocial 24.75 ± 6.10 21.05 ± 4.46*
Borderline 26.45 ± 7.72 19.95 ± 5.27*
Histrionic 15.69 ± 4.22 13.62 ± 2.77*
Narcissistic 21.39 ± 5.24 18.37 ± 4.14*
Avoidant 30.45 ± 7.08 24.71 ± 5.39*
Dependent 25.31 ± 6.49 22.03 ± 4.56*
Obsessive-Compulsive 19.22 ± 4.76 17.21 ± 3.25*
Passive-Aggressive 24.38 ± 5.74 20.98 ± 4.50*
  1. Note: * p < 0.01 vs. normal controls (post-hoc test after three-way ANOVA)
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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