CO-OCCURRENCE OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS WITH MOOD, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN A YOUNG ADULT POPULATION

• Main Authors: Marjo-riitta Järvelin Md Phd, Matti Joukamaa
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.611.1329; http://psybc.com/pdfs/library/Co_occurancePDmoodanxietysubstanceuse.pdf

The purpose of this study was to determine the co-occurrence of DSM-III-R personality disorders (PDs) with mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in a young adult population. The members of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Project, living in the city of Oulu with an age of 31 years (N = 1,609) were invited to participate in a two-phase field study. The SCID I and II were used as diagnostic instruments. One hundred and seventy-seven out of 321 interviewed subjects met the cri-teria for mood, anxiety, or substance use disorders. Altogether 72 (41%) of the subjects with an Axis I disorder met the criteria for at least one PD. The weighted co-occurrence rate of any PD varied from 28 % for mood disorders to 47 % for anxiety disorders. PDs, especially those in Cluster C, are highly associated with Axis I psychiatric disorders in population. Patients with personality disorders (PDs) tend to have considerable impair-ment and distress as well as poor treatment outcomes, recurrence of Axis