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Table 2 Diagnostic distribution of the baseline and follow-up samples.

From: Quality of life in patients with personality disorders seen at an ordinary psychiatric outpatient clinic

 

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Cluster A+B (n = 39)

Cluster C (n = 33)

Axis I (n = 19)

Cluster A+B (n = 18)

Cluster C (n = 21)

Axis I (n = 11)

Personality disorders (DSM-III-R)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Paranoid

14 (36)

-

-

7 (39)

2 (10)

1 (9)

Schizotyp

6 (15)

-

-

2 (11)

1 (5)

-

Schizoid

4 (10)

-

-

4 (22)

-

-

Antisocial

4 (10)

-

-

1 (6)

-

-

Narcissistic

0 (0)

-

-

0 (0)

-

-

Histrionic

4 (10)

-

-

0 (0)

-

-

Borderline

19 (49)

-

-

2 (11)

-

-

Dependent

5 (13)

7 (21)

-

1 (6)

3 (14)

-

Avoidant

15 (39)

25 (76)

-

11 (61)

15 (71)

3 (27)

Obsessive-compulsive

5 (13)

8 (24)

-

1 (6)

2 (10)

-

Passive-aggressive

8 (21)

2 (6)

-

1 (6)

2 (10)

-

Mean no of PDs

2.2

1.3

-

1.7

1.2

.4

Axis I disorders (DSM-IV)

      

Major depression

6 (15)

9 (27)

3 (16)

0 (0)

1 (5)

1 (9)

Dysthymia

5 (13)

11 (33)

5 (26)

4 (22)

4 (19)

1 (9)

Panic disorder

7 (18)

7 (21)

2 (11)

0 (0)

2 (10)

1 (9)

Agoraphobia

5 (13)

7 (21)

2 (11)

2 (11)

2 (10)

2 (18)

Social phobia

9 (23)

8 (24)

2 (11)

2 (11)

4 (19)

1 (9)

GAD*

1 (3)

0 (0)

2 (11)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

OCD*

4 (10)

2 (6)

2 (11)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (9)

Alcohol dependence

10 (26)

2 (6)

3 (16)

1 (6)

0 (0)

2 (18)

Substance dependence

7 (18)

0 (0)

2 (6)

0 (0)

1 (5)

0 (0)

Bulimia nervosa

4 (10)

1 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (5)

0 (0)

PTSD*

0 (0)

1 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Mean no of Axis I disorders

1.5

1.5

1.2

.5

0.7

0.8

  1. *GAD: Generalized anxiety disorders, OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder