Chronic Depression and Personality Disorders: Kenneth R. Silk and Daniel Mayman

2013 ◽  
pp. 178-195
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Chronic Depression

The Association of Childhood Trauma and Personality Disorders With Chronic Depression

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (06) ◽  
pp. e794-e801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Philipp Klein ◽  
Antje Roniger ◽  
Ulrich Schweiger ◽  
Christina Späth ◽  
Jeannette Brodbeck
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Chronic Depression

Chronic Depression and Comorbid Personality Disorders

2003 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 554-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Russell ◽  
Susan G. Kornstein ◽  
M. Tracie Shea ◽  
James P. McCullough ◽  
Wilma M. Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Chronic Depression

Dysthymia and personality

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Angst
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Chronic Depression ◽  
Behavioural Problems

SummaryData on dysthymia and personality presented here are derived from the Zurich cohort study, which followed 591 subjects from the ages of 20 to 35. From childhood on, dysthymics experienced themselves as far more anxious and less self-confident than did major depressives or controls. They manifested more behavioural problems and high neuroticism and introversion scores. Dysthymics scored low in terms of quality of life, self-esteem and mastery, whereas they scored high in avoiding/denying behaviours. The hypothesis is advanced that behavioural problems, anxiety, high levels of neuroticism and personality disorders constitute risk factors for chronic depression. Evidence is presented of the existence of bipolar dysthymia.

Select comorbid personality disorders and the treatment of chronic depression with nefazodone, targeted psychotherapy, or their combination

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Maddux ◽  
Lawrence P. Riso ◽  
Daniel N. Klein ◽  
John C. Markowitz ◽  
Barbara O. Rothbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Chronic Depression

Tools & Resources: Impairment and Disability Web Sites

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Outpatient Psychotherapy ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified ◽  
Cluster B Personality Disorders ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from those expected by the individual's culture; these inflexible and pervasive patterns reflect issues with cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning and impulse control, and lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, defines two specific personality disorders, in addition to an eleventh condition, Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Cluster A personality disorders include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personalities; of these, Paranoid Personality Disorder probably is most common in the legal arena. Cluster B personality disorders include antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality. Such people may suffer from frantic efforts to avoid perceived abandonment, patterns of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, an identity disturbance, and impulsivity. Legal issues that involve individuals with cluster B personality disorders often involve determination of causation of the person's problems, assessment of claims of harassment, and assessment of the person's fitness for employment. Cluster C personality disorders include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality. Two case histories illustrate some of the complexities of assessing impairment in workers with personality disorders, including drug abuse, hospitalizations, and inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy.

Test-Retest Reliability of a Self-Report Questionnaire for DSM-IV and ICD-10 Personality Disorders

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Ottosson ◽  
Martin Grann ◽  
Gunnar Kullgren
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Summary: Short-term stability or test-retest reliability of self-reported personality traits is likely to be biased if the respondent is affected by a depressive or anxiety state. However, in some studies, DSM-oriented self-reported instruments have proved to be reasonably stable in the short term, regardless of co-occurring depressive or anxiety disorders. In the present study, we examined the short-term test-retest reliability of a new self-report questionnaire for personality disorder diagnosis (DIP-Q) on a clinical sample of 30 individuals, having either a depressive, an anxiety, or no axis-I disorder. Test-retest scorings from subjects with depressive disorders were mostly unstable, with a significant change in fulfilled criteria between entry and retest for three out of ten personality disorders: borderline, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Scorings from subjects with anxiety disorders were unstable only for cluster C and dependent personality disorder items. In the absence of co-morbid depressive or anxiety disorders, mean dimensional scores of DIP-Q showed no significant differences between entry and retest. Overall, the effect from state on trait scorings was moderate, and it is concluded that test-retest reliability for DIP-Q is acceptable.

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