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Table 1 Axis-I and -II disorders at baseline

From: Health service costs and clinical gains of psychotherapy for personality disorders: a randomized controlled trial of day-hospital-based step-down treatment versus outpatient treatment at a specialist practice

 

SDC (n = 56)

OPC (n = 51)

Axis-II disorders

Number (%)

Number (%)

Most frequent

  

Borderline

27 (47)

24 (46)

Avoidant

26 (45)

18 (35)

Comorbidity

  

Borderline and Avoidant

10 (17)

6 (12)

Borderline, not Avoidant

17 (33)

18 (35)

Avoidant, not Borderline

16 (31)

12 (22)

Other Axis-II disorders

  

Schizoid

1 (2)

0

Paranoid

10 (17)

6 (12)

Narcissistic

0

2 (4)

Obsessive-compulsive

7 (12)

3 (6)

Dependent

4 (7)

3 (6)

Axis-II not otherwise specified

10 (17)

13 (25)

Axis-I disorders

  

Mood

49 (85)

46 (89)

Anxiety

52 (90)

44 (85)

Obsessive-compulsive

9 (16)

4 (8)

Somatoform

6 (10)

5 (10)

Eating

6 (10)

9 (17)

Substance abuse/dependency

11 (19)

17 (33)

Post-traumatic stress disorder

5 (9)

5 (10)

Severity of the disorder

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Number of Axis-I disorders

3.5 (1.4)

3.3 (1.5)

Number of Axis-II disorders

1.5 (0.7)

1.3 (0.6)

Number of Axis-II criteria

14.9 (6.3)

14.8 (5)

Quality of life

3.3 (1.6)

3.6 (1.7)

Symptom distress (SCL-90-R, global index)

1.7 (0.7)

1.8 (0.5)

Interpersonal problems (CIP)

1.7 (0.5)

1.7 (0.5)

  1. Standard deviation (SD). Step-down condition: SDC, Outpatient condition: OPC.