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Chaves T, Török B, Fazekas CL, Correia P, Sipos E, Várkonyi D, Tóth ZE, Dóra F, Dobolyi Á, Zelena D. The Dopaminergic Cells in the Median Raphe Region Regulate Social Behavior in Male Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4315. [PMID: 38673899 PMCID: PMC11050709 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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According to previous studies, the median raphe region (MRR) is known to contribute significantly to social behavior. Besides serotonin, there have also been reports of a small population of dopaminergic neurons in this region. Dopamine is linked to reward and locomotion, but very little is known about its role in the MRR. To address that, we first confirmed the presence of dopaminergic cells in the MRR of mice (immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR), and then also in humans (RT-PCR) using healthy donor samples to prove translational relevance. Next, we used chemogenetic technology in mice containing the Cre enzyme under the promoter of the dopamine transporter. With the help of an adeno-associated virus, designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) were expressed in the dopaminergic cells of the MRR to manipulate their activity. Four weeks later, we performed an extensive behavioral characterization 30 min after the injection of the artificial ligand (Clozapine-N-Oxide). Stimulation of the dopaminergic cells in the MRR decreased social interest without influencing aggression and with an increase in social discrimination. Additionally, inhibition of the same cells increased the friendly social behavior during social interaction test. No behavioral changes were detected in anxiety, memory or locomotion. All in all, dopaminergic cells were present in both the mouse and human samples from the MRR, and the manipulation of the dopaminergic neurons in the MRR elicited a specific social response.
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- Tiago Chaves
- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, H1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, H1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, H1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, H1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology and in Situ Hybridization, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, H1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Human Brain Tissue Bank, Laboratory of Neuromorphology, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, H1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systems Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, H1117 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H7624 Pécs, Hungary; (T.C.); (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (P.C.); (D.V.)
- Laboratory of Behavioral and Stress Studies, Institute of Experimental Medicine, H1083 Budapest, Hungary;
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Wang T, Yang L, Yang L, Liu BP, Jia CX. The relationship between psychological pain and suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2024; 346:115-121. [PMID: 37926158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To systematically review the association between psychological pain and suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD The databases of PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO were used to search and articles were screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria until February 2022. Two researchers independently screened the papers, extracted data, and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (CMA) was used for meta-analysis and the combined OR (95 % CI) values were calculated. RESULTS A total of 7 articles were included, with a sample size of 1364. The present study showed that psychological pain was a risk factor for suicidality in patients with MDD (OR = 1.322, 95 % CI:1.165-1.500). After Duval and Tweedie trim and fill to rectify potential publication bias, psychological pain was still a risk factor for suicidality in patients with MDD [OR = 1.196 (95 % CI: 1.030-1.388), P < 0.001]. Subgroup analyses showed that average age ≥ 40 [r = 0.57 (95 % CI: 0.32-0.81), P < 0.001] was moderating variable for psychological pain and suicidality. CONCLUSIONS Reducing psychological pain in MDD patients is somewhat important for preventing their suicidality, especially for the patients with advancing age.
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- Tao Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
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Tran BX, Dam VAT, Auquier P, Boyer L, Fond G, Nguyen HM, Nguyen HT, Le HT, Tran HNT, Vu GT, Nguyen MD, Nguyen DAT, Ly BV, Latkin CA, Zhang MW, Ho RC, Ho CS. Structural Equation Model for Social Support and Quality of Life Among Individuals With Mental Health Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023; 9:e47239. [PMID: 37819706 PMCID: PMC10600649 DOI: 10.2196/47239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the distribution of social support for mental health problems has likely become unequal. Family- and community-based social support has been recognized as a promising approach for mental disorders; however, limited global frameworks have been applied to developing countries such as Vietnam. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and social support among patients with mental health disorders in Vietnam and to investigate the factors associated with quality of life among these patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 222 psychiatric patients in Hanoi from 2020 to 2022. A structured questionnaire was developed based on four standardized scales: Mental Well-Being-5 scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, EuroQoL-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS), and EuroQoL-5 dimensions-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) scale. Tobit regression was used to identify factors associated with the EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS scores. Structural equation modeling was applied to verify the relationship between quality of life and social support. RESULTS The results showed that perceived support from family scored the highest compared to support from friends and significant others. Patients with depression reported the lowest quality of life and perceived social support. Structural equation modeling showed a root mean square error of approximation of 0.055 (90% CI 0.006-0.090), comparative fit index of 0.954, Tucker-Lewis index of 0.892, and standardized root mean squared error of 0.036 (P<.001). The hypothetical model indicated statistically significant correlations between EQ-VAS score and social support (P=.004), EQ-5D-5L and mental well-being (P<.001), and social support and mental well-being (P<.001). Critical deterioration of quality of life and inconsistency in social support for patients with mental illness were also recorded. CONCLUSIONS There is a need to enhance social support and service delivery in Vietnam, focusing on occupation and quality of life. The correlations between social support, quality of life, and mental health issues suggest the potential of a clinical-social integrated intervention model of care.
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- Bach Xuan Tran
- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- CEReSS, Research Centre on Health Services and Quality of Life, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- CEReSS, Research Centre on Health Services and Quality of Life, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- CEReSS, Research Centre on Health Services and Quality of Life, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- CEReSS, Research Centre on Health Services and Quality of Life, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Tyrer P, Yang M, Tyrer H, Crawford M. Is social function a good proxy measure of personality disorder? Personal Ment Health 2021; 15:261-272. [PMID: 33998774 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Personality assessment may be helped by proxy measures. AIMS To examine the assessment of social functioning in relationship to personality disorder. METHOD Secondary analysis of data from three clinical studies, following deliberate self-harm (n = 460), cognitive behaviour therapy for health anxiety (n = 444) and a 30-year follow-up of 200 anxious/depressed patients. Social function and personality were assessed using the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) and the Personality Assessment Schedule, with its ICD-11 modification. A 5-item short version of the SFQ, the Short Social Functioning Questionnaire (SSFQ), was also developed. The SFQ score in the first two studies (area under curve [AUC] 0.64 and 0.65) partly predicted personality status; in the third study, this achieved close agreement (AUC SFQ 0.85 [95% CI 0.8-0.9]; AUC SSFQ 0.84 [95% CI 0.78-0.89]). In all studies, social function deteriorated linearly with increasing personality pathology. Cut-off points of 4 on the SSFQ and 7 on the SFQ had high sensitivity (SSFQ 82%-90%; SFQ 82%-83%) and acceptable specificity (SSFQ 66%-75%; SFQ 69%-75%) in identifying personality disorder in the third study. CONCLUSIONS Social functioning recorded in either a 5-item or 8-item self-rating is a useful proxy measure of personality disturbance and may be the core of disorder.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Centre for Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Public Health, West China Medical Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Faculty of Health, Art and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the prototypical psychiatric disorder of social impairment, several if not most psychiatric disorders are characterized by prominent impairments in social functioning. A challenge in clinically assessing and describing social impairment is that it has been variably defined and can be difficult to measure. In this article we consider the psychiatric differential diagnosis of social impairment within the DSM-5 framework. We describe the features of social impairment in 13 DSM-5 disorders from a developmental perspective and highlight diagnostic factors that differentiate among the disorders, including the main features of social impairment, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, course of social impairment, social cognition, and key features of accompanying neuropsychiatric symptoms. We conclude by describing an approach for assessing social impairment across the lifespan.
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Spangenberg H, Sandholm S, Ramklint M, Ramirez A. Moving in together, marriage, and motherhood: A follow up study of relationships in psychiatric patients with personality disorders. Personal Ment Health 2021; 15:186-197. [PMID: 33660390 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Personality disorders (PDs) are related to poor psychosocial function, including fewer relationships with friends and romantic partners. METHODS One-hundred eighty-six psychiatric patients were included in a study cohort in 2002-2003. In 2017, data regarding living arrangements and marital status between 2003 and 2016 were collected for these participants and from a matched control group. Data on birth of first child during the study period were collected for women. The former patients were divided into two groups based on occurrence of PD or not. Groups were compared with each other and with the controls. RESULTS The proportion of participants with PD who lived together with someone did not increase at the same rate as in the other groups. PD was associated with a reduced likelihood of getting married during the study period. Women in the PD group had children to a lower extent than females in the other groups. CONCLUSION Personality disorder was associated with an increased likelihood of living alone and being unmarried. Female participants with PD had a decreased likelihood of having children compared with controls. © 2021 The Authors Personality and Mental Health Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Hanna Spangenberg
- Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Swinson N, Webb R, Shaw J. The prevalence of severe personality disorder in perpetrators of homicide. Personal Ment Health 2021; 15:49-57. [PMID: 33569927 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current UK evidence on the prevalence of personality disorder in homicide is lacking. The aims were to estimate the prevalence of personality disorder in homicide perpetrators from court reports and carry out a dimensional assessment in keeping with the new ICD-11 classification of the prevalence of severe personality disorder. Associations between severe personality disorder and sociodemographic, historical and offence-related characteristics were then explored. METHODS Six hundred court reports from a national case series of homicide perpetrators in England and Wales were analysed using a document-derived version of the Personality Assessment Schedule (PAS-DOC), providing categorical and dimensional personality assessments. The prevalence of personality disorder and severe personality disorder was estimated. Factors associated with the diagnosis of severe personality disorder were examined. RESULTS The prevalence of personality disorder using the PAS-DOC was 56.3% (95% confidence interval 52.3%, 60.3%), compared with 16% as diagnosed in reports. Severe personality disorder was present in 62% (n = 338) of all those with a personality disorder and was significantly associated with homicides of strangers and previous violence. CONCLUSIONS Severe personality disorder is highly prevalent among perpetrators of homicide, and the finding that it is more prevalent when strangers are the victims stresses both the need for early identification of those at risk of developing severe personality disorder and the development of appropriate early preventive interventions. There is also a need for the development of effective treatment and interventions for those with established severe personality disorder and better identification of this level of disorder by psychiatrists. The forthcoming ICD-11 classification should help in this endeavour. © 2021 The Authors Personality and Mental Health Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Nicola Swinson
- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.,Hope House, Bellsdyke Hospital, NHS Forth Valley, UK
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- Mental Health Epidemiology, University of Manchester, UK
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- Forensic Psychiatry, University of Manchester, UK
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Vaingankar JA, Abdin E, Chong SA, Shafie S, Sambasivam R, Zhang YJ, Chang S, Chua BY, Shahwan S, Jeyagurunathan A, Kwok KW, Subramaniam M. The association of mental disorders with perceived social support, and the role of marital status: results from a national cross-sectional survey. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 78:108. [PMID: 33133595 PMCID: PMC7592592 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-020-00476-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background This study investigated whether (i) mental disorders were associated with perceived social support and its subcomponents, (ii) current marital status was related to perceived social support, and (iii) ‘Married’ status influenced the relationship between mental state and perceived social support. Methods Data from a cross-sectional national survey comprising 6126 respondents were used. Lifetime diagnosis for five mental disorders was assessed with a structured questionnaire. Perceived social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) that provides Global and subscale scores for Significant Other, Family and Friends. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to address the research questions with MSPSS score as the dependent variable. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to test mediation by marital status. Results All mental disorders included in the study, except alcohol use disorder (AUD), were significantly and negatively associated with Global MSPSS scores. After controlling for sociodemographic factors and chronic physical illness, major depressive disorder (β = - 0.299, 95% CI: -0.484 – -0.113, p = 002) and having any of the five mental disorders (β = - 0.133, 95% CI: -0.254 – -0.012, p = 032) were negatively associated with support from Significant Other, while support from Family and Friends was lower among all disorders, except AUD. Being married was positively associated with perceived social support in people with and without mental disorders. Results of the SEM partially support mediation by mental state - perceived social support relationship by ‘Married’ status. Conclusion Having mental disorders was associated with lower perceived social support. Being married has potential to influence this relationship.
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- Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar
- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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- School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 50, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 639798 Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, 10, Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747 Singapore
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Waszczuk MA, Li K, Ruggero CJ, Clouston SAP, Luft BJ, Kotov R. Maladaptive Personality Traits and 10-Year Course of Psychiatric and Medical Symptoms and Functional Impairment Following Trauma. Ann Behav Med 2019; 52:697-712. [PMID: 30010707 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kax030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Personality is a major predictor of many mental and physical disorders, but its contributions to illness course are understudied. Purpose The current study aimed to explore whether personality is associated with a course of psychiatric and medical illness over 10 years following trauma. Methods World Trade Center (WTC) responders (N = 532) completed the personality inventory for DSM-5, which measures both broad domains and narrow facets. Responders' mental and physical health was assessed in the decade following the WTC disaster during annual monitoring visits at a WTC Health Program clinic. Multilevel modeling was used in an exploratory manner to chart the course of health and functioning, and examine associations of maladaptive personality domains and facets with intercepts (initial illness) and slopes (course) of illness trajectories. Results Three maladaptive personality domains-negative affectivity, detachment and psychoticism-were uniquely associated with initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); detachment and psychoticism were also associated with initial functional impairment. Five facets-emotional lability, anhedonia, callousness, distractibility and perceptual dysregulation-were uniquely associated with initial mental and physical health and functional impairment. Anxiousness and depressivity facets were associated with worse initial levels of psychiatric outcomes only. With regard to illness trajectory, callousness and perceptual dysregulation were associated with the increase in PTSD symptoms. Anxiousness was associated with greater persistence of respiratory symptoms. Conclusions Several personality domains and facets were associated with initial levels and long-term course of illness and functional impairment in a traumatized population. Results inform the role of maladaptive personality in the development and maintenance of chronic mental-physical comorbidity. Personality might constitute a transdiagnostic prognostic and treatment target.
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- Monika A Waszczuk
- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Program in Public Health and Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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Tyrer P, Mulder R, Kim YR, Crawford MJ. The Development of the ICD-11 Classification of Personality Disorders: An Amalgam of Science, Pragmatism, and Politics. Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2019; 15:481-502. [PMID: 30601688 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050718-095736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The nomenclature of personality disorders in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems represents the most radical change in the classification history of personality disorders. A dimensional structure now replaces categorical description. It was argued by the Working Group that only a dimensional system was consistent with the empirical evidence and, in the spirit of clinical utility, the new system is based on two steps. The first step is to assign one of five levels of severity, and the second step is to assign up to five prominent domain traits. There was resistance to this structure from those who feel that categorical diagnosis, particularly of borderline personality disorder, should be retained. After lengthy discussion, described in detail here, there is now an option for a borderline pattern descriptor to be selected as a diagnostic option after severity has been determined.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Centre for Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom; ,
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul 100-032, South Korea;
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- Centre for Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom; ,
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Lorenz L, Hyland P, Perkonigg A, Maercker A. Is adjustment disorder unidimensional or multidimensional? Implications for ICD-11. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2018; 27:e1591. [PMID: 28990345 PMCID: PMC6877110 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In preparation for ICD-11, the adjustment disorder (AjD) diagnosis has undergone considerable revisions; however, the latent structure of AjD remains uncertain. It is unclear whether AjD is best represented as a unidimensional or multidimensional construct. This study performed a comprehensive assessment of the latent structure of AjD symptomatology and assessed its concurrent and discriminant validity. Individuals who experienced involuntary job loss (N = 333) completed a self-report measure of AjD symptoms. Seven alternative models of AjD were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. General psychological distress, impairment in social functioning, occupational self-efficacy, and sense of coherence were used as criterion variables for construct validity. In the confirmatory factor analysis, a bifactor solution with one dominant general AjD factor and 5 correlated group factors (preoccupation, failure-to-adapt, avoidance, affective reaction, and impulsivity) provided optimal fit. As expected, the AjD factor showed strong positive associations with general psychological distress and impairments in social functioning and moderately negative associations with occupational self-efficacy and sense of coherence. With regard to unidimensionality or multidimensionality of AjD symptoms, the current results indicate the plausibility of a unidimensional conceptualization. Future research should focus on essential key characteristics and a reduction of symptoms for the AjD definition.
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- Louisa Lorenz
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Business, National College of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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McMurran M, Crawford MJ, Reilly J, Delport J, McCrone P, Whitham D, Tan W, Duggan C, Montgomery AA, Williams HC, Adams CE, Jin H, Lewis M, Day F. Psychoeducation with problem-solving (PEPS) therapy for adults with personality disorder: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a manualised intervention to improve social functioning. Health Technol Assess 2018; 20:1-250. [PMID: 27431341 DOI: 10.3310/hta20520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND If effective, less intensive treatments for people with personality disorder have the potential to serve more people. OBJECTIVES To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychoeducation with problem-solving (PEPS) therapy plus usual treatment against usual treatment alone in improving social problem-solving with adults with personality disorder. DESIGN Multisite two-arm, parallel-group, pragmatic randomised controlled superiority trial. SETTING Community mental health services in three NHS trusts in England and Wales. PARTICIPANTS Community-dwelling adults with any personality disorder recruited from community mental health services. INTERVENTIONS Up to four individual sessions of psychoeducation, a collaborative dialogue about personality disorder, followed by 12 group sessions of problem-solving therapy to help participants learn a process for solving interpersonal problems. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was measured by the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ). Secondary outcomes were service use (general practitioner records), mood (measured via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and client-specified three main problems rated by severity. We studied the mechanism of change using the Social Problem-Solving Inventory. Costs were identified using the Client Service Receipt Inventory and quality of life was identified by the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions questionnaire. Research assistants blinded to treatment allocation collected follow-up information. RESULTS There were 739 people referred for the trial and 444 were eligible. More adverse events in the PEPS arm led to a halt to recruitment after 306 people were randomised (90% of planned sample size); 154 participants received PEPS and 152 received usual treatment. The mean age was 38 years and 67% were women. Follow-up at 72 weeks after randomisation was completed for 62% of participants in the usual-treatment arm and 73% in the PEPS arm. Intention-to-treat analyses compared individuals as randomised, regardless of treatment received or availability of 72-week follow-up SFQ data. Median attendance at psychoeducation sessions was approximately 90% and for problem-solving sessions was approximately 50%. PEPS therapy plus usual treatment was no more effective than usual treatment alone for the primary outcome [adjusted difference in means for SFQ -0.73 points, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.83 to 0.38 points; p = 0.19], any of the secondary outcomes or social problem-solving. Over the follow-up, PEPS costs were, on average, £182 less than for usual treatment. It also resulted in 0.0148 more quality-adjusted life-years. Neither difference was statistically significant. At the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence thresholds, the intervention had a 64% likelihood of being the more cost-effective option. More adverse events, mainly incidents of self-harm, occurred in the PEPS arm, but the difference was not significant (adjusted incidence rate ratio 1.24, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.64). LIMITATIONS There was possible bias in adverse event recording because of dependence on self-disclosure or reporting by the clinical team. Non-completion of problem-solving sessions and non-standardisation of usual treatment were limitations. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence to support the use of PEPS therapy alongside standard care for improving social functioning of adults with personality disorder living in the community. FUTURE WORK We aim to investigate adverse events by accessing centrally held NHS data on deaths and hospitalisation for all PEPS trial participants. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN70660936. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 20, No. 52. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Mary McMurran
- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Medicine, Pharmacy & Health, Centre for Integrated Health Care Research, Durham University, Durham, UK.,Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Centre for Psychological Therapies, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Mountain Ash, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Partnerships in Care, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Psychological Therapies, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Mountain Ash, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Hengartner MP, van der Linden D, Dunkel CS. Establishing the Substantive Interpretation of the GFP by Considering Evidence from Research on Personality Disorders and Animal Personality. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1771. [PMID: 29062299 PMCID: PMC5640702 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Michael P Hengartner
- Department of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, United States
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Conway CC, Hammen C, Brennan PA. Optimizing Prediction of Psychosocial and Clinical Outcomes With a Transdiagnostic Model of Personality Disorder. J Pers Disord 2016; 30:545-66. [PMID: 26168327 PMCID: PMC5520625 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Transdiagnostic models hold promise for transforming research and treatment practices for personality disorders (PDs), but widespread acceptance and implementation of such approaches will require persuasive evidence of construct validity and clinical utility. Toward that end, the authors examined the criterion-related validity of a transdiagnostic PD model in relation to psychosocial and clinical outcomes in a high-risk community sample of 700 young adults. Participants and their mothers completed semistructured interviews to assess young adults' PD symptomatology, psychosocial functioning, suicidality, and mental health treatment use. Bifactor modeling revealed an overarching dimension of PD severity-capturing symptoms across all PD categories-that strongly predicted all functional and clinical outcomes in multivariate analyses. Effect sizes for lower-order, specific PD processes were comparatively modest for functional outcomes; however, they provided clinically significant information about suicide risk and treatment use. The authors discuss implications of a transdiagnostic perspective for research on PD etiology, classification, and treatment.
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M, Guo B. Long-term impact of temporary and persistent personality disorder on anxiety and depressive disorders. Personal Ment Health 2016; 10:76-83. [PMID: 26754031 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is of interest to know if temporary and persistent personality disorders are associated with different outcomes. METHOD A cohort of 210 people with anxiety and depressive disorders was followed up on nine occasions over 12 years. During this study, personality status was assessed at baseline and after 2 years using two methods, one linked to the new International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) severity codes. The impact on the symptomatic outcome and social function of temporary (i.e. personality disorder on one occasion only) and persistent personality disorder (personality disorder present on both occasions) was compared. RESULTS Of the 162 patients studied we identified four groups (no personality disorder at any time (n = 46), two with temporary personality disorder (baseline only (n = 33) and 2 years only (n = 28), and persistent personality disorder (n = 55). Those with persistent personality disorder had significantly worse outcomes than other groups for self-rated anxiety symptoms (p = 0.02) and overall social function (p < 0.001), 81% had a current DSM diagnosis at 12 years compared with 52-65% in the other groups (p < 0.03). Significantly, more patients with ICD-11 moderate or severe personality disorder at baseline had persistent personality disorder than had temporary disorders (p = 0.017). CONCLUSION Persistent personality disorder is associated with more severe personality dysfunction and has a negative impact on the outcome of common mental disorder and particularly on long-term social functioning. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Simms LJ, Calabrese WR. Incremental Validity of the DSM-5 Section III Personality Disorder Traits With Respect to Psychosocial Impairment. J Pers Disord 2016; 30:95-111. [PMID: 25905731 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Traditional personality disorders (PDs) are associated with significant psychosocial impairment. DSM-5 Section III includes an alternative hybrid personality disorder (PD) classification approach, with both type and trait elements, but relatively little is known about the impairments associated with Section III traits. Our objective was to study the incremental validity of Section III traits--compared to normal-range traits, traditional PD criterion counts, and common psychiatric symptomatology--in predicting psychosocial impairment. To that end, 628 current/recent psychiatric patients completed measures of PD traits, normal-range traits, traditional PD criteria, psychiatric symptomatology, and psychosocial impairments. Hierarchical regressions revealed that Section III PD traits incrementally predicted psychosocial impairment over normal-range personality traits, PD criterion counts, and common psychiatric symptomatology. In contrast, the incremental effects for normal-range traits, PD symptom counts, and common psychiatric symptomatology were substantially smaller than for PD traits. These findings have implications for PD classification and the impairment literature more generally.
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- Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Borderline Personality Traits Predict Poorer Functioning During Partial Hospitalization: The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptomatology. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-015-9726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hengartner MP. The Detrimental Impact of Maladaptive Personality on Public Mental Health: A Challenge for Psychiatric Practice. Front Psychiatry 2015; 6:87. [PMID: 26106335 PMCID: PMC4460874 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Experts in personality psychology and personality disorders have long emphasized the pervasive and persistent detrimental impact of maladaptive personality traits on mental health and functioning. However, in routine psychiatric practice, maladaptive personality is readily ignored and personality traits are seldom incorporated into clinical guidelines. The aim of this narrative review is to outline how pervasively personality influences public mental health and how personality thereby challenges common psychiatric practice. A comprehensive search and synthesis of the scientific literature demonstrates that maladaptive personality traits and personality disorders, in particular high neuroticism and negative affectivity, first, are risk factors for divorce, unemployment, and disability pensioning; second, relate to the prevalence, incidence, and co-occurrence of common mental disorders; third, impair functioning, symptom remission, and recovery in co-occurring common mental disorders; and fourth, predispose to treatment resistance, non-response and poor treatment outcome. In conclusion, maladaptive personality is not only involved in the development and course of mental disorders but also predisposes to chronicity and re-occurrence of psychopathology and reduces the efficacy of psychiatric treatments. The pernicious impact of maladaptive personality on mental health and functioning demands that careful assessment and thorough consideration of personality should be compulsory in psychiatric practice.
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- Michael Pascal Hengartner
- Department of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) , Zurich , Switzerland
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AbstractObjectives: To investigate the relationship between psychiatric symptoms, personality disturbance, and social function.Method: Longitudinal study of 100 psychiatric patients presenting as emergencies originally entered to a randomised trial of community and hospital-based treatment strategies. Ratings of social function using the Social Functioning Questionnaire, personality status using the Personality Assessment Schedule, and clinical symptomatology using the Comprehensive Psycho-pathological Rating Scale were recorded at baseline with assessment of social function repeated at two, four and 12 weeks. Correlation, regression, and path analysis were performed to test the hypothesis that personality status had more influence than clinical symptoms on social function.Results: Path and regression analysis showed, that at baseline both psychopathology and personality pathology contributed to social dysfunction equally, but from two weeks onwards personality abnormality contributed to a greater degree than clinical psychopathology. Of the 100, 35 patients had a personality disorder and in these there was a strong correlation between social function scores at baseline and 12 weeks (48% of variation explained) whereas in those with no personality disorder the correlation was much weaker (14%); regression analyses confirmed this conclusion.Conclusions: Psychopathology and personality status contribute to social dysfunction in patients presenting as emergencies but persistent social dysfunction is more likely to reflect personality pathology than other forms of mental disorder.
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Hörtnagl CM, Oberheinricher S, Hofer A. [Social cognition in patients with mood disorders: part I: major depressive disorder : a comprehensive review of the literature]. NEUROPSYCHIATRIE : KLINIK, DIAGNOSTIK, THERAPIE UND REHABILITATION : ORGAN DER GESELLSCHAFT ÖSTERREICHISCHER NERVENÄRZTE UND PSYCHIATER 2014; 28:74-83. [PMID: 24915903 DOI: 10.1007/s40211-014-0108-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Overview on the current knowledge regarding social cognition in patients with major depressive disorder. METHODS Selective literature research on deficits in social cognition intrinsic to major depressive disorders, their occurrence and effects. RESULTS Deficits in social cognition are considered to be core features of major depressive disorder. They are apparent during acute episodes of the disorders, endure when patients are in remission and have a significant negative impact on the patients' psychosocial outcomes. CONCLUSIONS It is important to consider deficits in social cognition as an integral part of a treatment approach to achieve mental stabilization in patients with major depressive disorder.
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- Christine Maria Hörtnagl
- Department für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie,Univ.-Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie und Sozialpsychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich,
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Calabrese WR, Simms LJ. Prediction of daily ratings of psychosocial functioning: can ratings of personality disorder traits and functioning be distinguished? Personal Disord 2014; 5:314-22. [PMID: 24730507 DOI: 10.1037/per0000071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Current categorical and dimensional conceptualizations of personality disorder (PD) typically confound pathological PD traits with distress and impairment (dysfunction). The current study examines whether dimensions of personality pathology and psychosocial dysfunction can be psychometrically distinguished. To that end, we collected self-report ratings of personality pathology and dysfunction at baseline, along with daily ratings of dysfunctional behavior, over 10 consecutive days. Correlations revealed substantial overlap between traits and dysfunction measured at baseline. However, follow-up hierarchical regressions revealed that baseline dysfunction ratings incrementally predicted daily dysfunction ratings after accounting for personality trait ratings, suggesting that traits and dysfunction are at least partially differentiable. However, the incremental effects were stronger for some dysfunction domains (i.e., Self-Mastery and Basic Functioning) than for others (Well-Being and Interpersonal), suggesting that maladaptive trait measures are more confounded with the latter types of impairment. These findings suggest that distinguishing maladaptive PD traits from functioning in PD classification systems is likely more difficult than would be expected, a finding that has important implications for the competing Section II and Section III conceptualizations of PD presented in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
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- William R Calabrese
- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Clark LA, Ro E. Three-pronged assessment and diagnosis of personality disorder and its consequences: personality functioning, pathological traits, and psychosocial disability. Personal Disord 2014; 5:55-69. [PMID: 24588062 PMCID: PMC4316724 DOI: 10.1037/per0000063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The alternative dimensional model of personality disorder (PD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), Section III, has two main criteria: impairment in personality functioning and one or more pathological personality traits. The former is defined as disturbances in self-functioning (viz., identity, self-direction), and/or interpersonal functioning (viz., empathy, intimacy). Distinguishing personality functioning and traits is important conceptually, because simply having extreme traits is not necessarily pathological. However, adding personality functioning to PD diagnosis represents an empirical challenge, because the constructs overlap conceptually. Further, there is debate regarding whether diagnosis of mental disorder requires either distress or disability, concepts that also overlap with maladaptive-range personality traits and personality dysfunction. We investigated interrelations among these constructs using multiple self-report measures of each domain in a mixed community-patient sample (N = 402). We examined the structures of functioning (psychosocial disability and personality) and personality traits, first independently, then jointly. The disability/functioning measures yielded the 3 dimensions we have found previously (Ro & Clark, 2013). Trait measures had a hierarchical structure which, at the 5-factor level, reflected neuroticism/negative affectivity (N/NA), (low) sociability, disinhibition, (dis)agreeableness, and rigid goal engagement. When all measures were cofactored, a hierarchical structure again emerged which, at the 5-factor level, included (a) internalizing (N/NA and self-pathology vs. quality-of-life/satisfaction); (b) externalizing (social/interpersonal dysfunction, low sociability, and disagreeableness); (c) disinhibition; (d) poor basic functioning; and (e) rigid goal engagement. Results are discussed in terms of developing an integrated PD diagnostic model.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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Magor-Blatch LE, Keen JL, Bhullar N. Personality factors as predictors of programme completion of drug therapeutic communities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/17523281.2013.806345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dimaggio G, Carcione A, Nicolò G, Lysaker PH, d'Angerio S, Conti ML, Fiore D, Pedone R, Procacci M, Popolo R, Semerari A. Differences between axes depend on where you set the bar: associations among symptoms, interpersonal relationship and alexithymia with number of personality disorder criteria. J Pers Disord 2013; 27:371-82. [PMID: 23130814 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2012_26_043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Personality disorders are better understood as entities that vary according to severity along specific domains rather than a phenomenon separate from and unrelated to Axis I disorders. This study explores whether patients who were rated as having greater numbers of personality disorder traits reported greater levels of interpersonal problems, psychiatric symptoms, and alexithymia. The sample was composed of 506 consecutive patients assessed in a private outpatient center who were administered the SCID-II Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R), Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-47), and Toronto Alexithymia-Scale (TAS-.20). Based upon the number of personality disorder traits identified in the SCID, participants were classified into five groups: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, and 20 or more personality disorder traits met. Comparisons between groups revealed that symptom severity and levels of interpersonal problems increased between groups as the number of personality disorder traits increased. After covarying for symptom severity, there were no significant between-groups differences for levels of alexithymia. Findings are consistent with the claims that the simple Axis I-Axis II distinction is not an optimal strategy to understand personality pathology. It instead may be more fruitful to consider group differences in terms of numbers of personality disorder traits met.
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Tyrer H, Tyrer P, Barrett B. Influence of dependent personality status on the outcome and health service costs of health anxiety. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2013; 59:274-80. [PMID: 22433246 DOI: 10.1177/0020764012438483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of dependent personality disturbance as an influence on the cost and clinical outcome of health anxiety. METHOD In the course of a randomized trial of treatments for patients with high health anxiety over 12 months, we also recorded dependent personality status by two methods: the Personality Assessment Schedule (an observer-rated instrument) and the self-rated Dependent Personality Questionnaire (DPQ), the latter being administered at baseline, six months and 12 months. The two main hypotheses tested were that patients with dependent personality features would have a worse outcome and attract greater health service costs. RESULTS Forty-nine patients took part in the trial; all had baseline dependent personality data, 44 provided health service costs, and 38 had observer-rated personality assessments. At baseline patients with any personality disorder had higher clinical ratings for health anxiety, and dependent personality disturbance, mainly in the form of personality difficulty, was associated with a worse outcome than those without dependent personalities after correction for baseline differences. The DPQ at a score of 15 successfully identified all patients with dependent personality disorder in both ICD and DSM classifications and showed a significant but relatively modest reduction in scores of 1.5 (13%) during the course of the 12-month trial. Costs in those separated by personality status showed those with dependent personality incurred 45% more health service costs than those without these personality characteristics (p = .10). No patient with dependent personality disorder dropped out of treatment compared with 6 out of 38 (16%) of those with no dependence. CONCLUSIONS The DPQ is probably a reliable instrument for assessing dependent personality characteristics without the need for interview and its scores, unlike many ratings of personality, are stable over time. The findings may have been influenced by different responses to those treated in the trial with cognitive behaviour therapy compared with control treatment.
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- Helen Tyrer
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London W6 8RP, UK
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Prevalence of personality disorders using two diagnostic systems in psychiatric outpatients in Shanghai, China: a comparison of uni-axial and multi-axial formulation. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2012; 47:1409-17. [PMID: 22160097 PMCID: PMC4144990 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0445-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare multi-axial (DSM-IV) with uni-axial diagnostic system (CCMD-3, Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders) as diagnostic methods to determine the prevalence of personality disorders (PDs) in Chinese psychiatric outpatients. METHOD 3,075 outpatients were randomly sampled from clinical settings in China. CCMD-3 PDs were evaluated as per routine psychiatric practice. DSM-IV PDs were assessed using both self-reported questionnaire and structured clinical interview. RESULTS The prevalence estimate for any type of PD in the total sample is 31.93% as reflected in the DSM-IV. This figure is nearly 110 times as large as the prevalence estimate for the CCMD-3. Only 9 outpatients were diagnosed with PD based on the CCMD-3. Amongst the 10 forms of DSM-IV PDs, avoidant (8.1%), obsessive-compulsive (7.6%), paranoid (6.0%), and borderline (5.8%) PDs were the most prevalent subtypes. This study found that PDs are commonly associated with the following: (i) the younger aged; (ii) single marital status; (iii) those who were not raised by their parents; (iv) introverted personalities; (v) first-time seekers of psycho-counseling treatment; and (vi) patients with co-morbid mood or anxiety disorders. CONCLUSIONS PDs are easily overlooked when the diagnosis is made based on the CCMD-3 uni-axial diagnostic system. However, it was found that personality pathology is common in the Chinese psychiatric community when using the DSM-IV classification system. Existing evidence suggest, at least indirectly, that there are important benefits of moving towards a multi-axial diagnostic approach in psychiatric practice.
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The effect of severity and personality on the psychotic presentation of major depression. Psychiatry Res 2011; 190:98-102. [PMID: 21605913 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether symptom severity or personality traits are associated with psychotic symptoms in major depression (MD), since it is still debated whether psychotic depression represents the most severe form of depression or the effect of personality structure. The study included 163 patients affected by MD who were divided into four groups on the basis of the presence/absence of melancholic features and psychotic symptoms. All subjects completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (SCID-IV), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (SIDP-IV) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Ham-D). Personality was assessed after MD remission (absence of DSM-IV criteria and Ham-D score lower than 7 for at least 2 months). Psychotic symptoms were positively associated with symptom severity (higher Ham-D total score) and with paranoid and schizotypal traits and negatively related to histrionic traits. Our data support the view that the effect of paranoid-schizotypal traits and symptom severity on the presence of psychotic symptoms in MD occurs separately and they are independent of each other.
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McMurran M, Crawford MJ, Reilly JG, McCrone P, Moran P, Williams H, Adams CE, Duggan C, Delport J, Whitham D, Day F. Psycho-education with problem solving (PEPS) therapy for adults with personality disorder: a pragmatic multi-site community-based randomised clinical trial. Trials 2011; 12:198. [PMID: 21864370 PMCID: PMC3171716 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Impairment in social functioning is a key component of personality disorder. Therefore psycho-education and problem solving (PEPS) therapy may benefit people with this disorder. Psycho-education aims to educate, build rapport, and motivate people for problem solving therapy. Problem solving therapy aims to help clients solve interpersonal problems positively and rationally, thereby improving social functioning and reducing distress. PEPS therapy has been evaluated with community adults with personality disorder in an exploratory trial. At the end of treatment, compared to a wait-list control group, those treated with PEPS therapy showed better social functioning, as measured by the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ). A definitive evaluation is now being conducted to determine whether PEPS therapy is a clinically and cost-effective treatment for people with personality disorder METHODS This is a pragmatic, two-arm, multi-centre, parallel, randomised controlled clinical trial. The target population is community-dwelling adults with one or more personality disorder, as identified by the International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE). Inclusion criteria are: Living in the community (including residential or supported care settings); presence of one or more personality disorder; aged 18 or over; proficiency in spoken English; capacity to provide informed consent. Exclusion criteria are: Primary diagnosis of a functional psychosis; insufficient degree of literacy, comprehension or attention to be able to engage in trial therapy and assessments; currently engaged in a specific programme of psychological treatment for personality disorder or likely to start such treatment during the trial period; currently enrolled in any other trial. Suitable participants are randomly allocated to PEPS therapy plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU only. We aim to recruit 340 men and women. The primary outcome is social functioning as measured by the SFQ. A reduction (i.e., an improvement) of 2 points or more on the SFQ at follow-up 72 weeks post-randomisation is our pre-specified index of clinically significant change. Secondary outcomes include a reduction of unscheduled service usage and an increase in scheduled service usage; improved quality of life; and a reduction in mental distress. DISCUSSION PEPS therapy has potential as an economical, accessible, and acceptable intervention for people with personality disorder. The results from this randomised controlled trial will tell us if PEPS therapy is effective and cost-effective. If so, then it will be a useful treatment for inclusion in a broader menu of treatment options for this group of service users. TRIAL REGISTRATION International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number - ISRCTN70660936.
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- Mary McMurran
- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Sir Colin Campbell Building, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College London, 37 Claybrook Road, London W6 8LN, UK
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- Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH, UK
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- King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry), King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry), King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Nottingham Health Science Partners, C Floor, South Block, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Sir Colin Campbell Building, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Sir Colin Campbell Building, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK
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- Psychological Therapies Centre, St Tydfil's Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0SJ, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Nottingham Health Science Partners, C Floor, South Block, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Nottingham Health Science Partners, C Floor, South Block, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Carlson JA, Sarkin AJ, Levack AE, Sklar M, Tally SR, Gilmer TP, Groessl EJ. Evaluating a measure of social health derived from two mental health recovery measures: the California Quality of Life (CA-QOL) and Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program Consumer Survey (MHSIP). Community Ment Health J 2011; 47:454-62. [PMID: 20878235 PMCID: PMC3149666 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-010-9347-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Social health is important to measure when assessing outcomes in community mental health. Our objective was to validate social health scales using items from two broader commonly used measures that assess mental health outcomes. Participants were 609 adults receiving psychological treatment services. Items were identified from the California Quality of Life (CA-QOL) and Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP) outcome measures by their conceptual correspondence with social health and compared to the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) using correlational analyses. Pearson correlations for the identified CA-QOL and MSHIP items with the SFQ ranged from .42 to .62, and the identified scale scores produced Pearson correlation coefficients of .56, .70, and, .70 with the SFQ. Concurrent validity with social health was supported for the identified scales. The current inclusion of these assessment tools allows community mental health programs to include social health in their assessments.
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- Jordan A Carlson
- Health Services Research Center and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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TYRER PETER. Personality diathesis explains the interrelationships between personality disorder and other mental conditions. World Psychiatry 2011; 10:108-9. [PMID: 21633681 PMCID: PMC3104880 DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2011.tb00026.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- PETER TYRER
- Centre for Mental Health, Imperial College, London, W6 8RP, UK
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Tse WS, Rochelle TL, Cheung JCK. The relationship between personality, social functioning, and depression: A structural equation modeling analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2011; 46:234-40. [DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.554553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pilkonis PA, Hallquist MN, Morse JQ, Stepp SD. Striking the (Im)Proper Balance between Scientific Advances and Clinical Utility: Commentary on the DSM-5 Proposal for Personality Disorders. Personal Disord 2011; 2:68-82. [PMID: 21804929 PMCID: PMC3143499 DOI: 10.1037/a0022226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We review briefly the contributions of Skodol, Pincus, and Widiger (this issue) describing and critiquing the proposed changes in the assessment of personality and personality disorders for the DSM-5. Despite the hard work of the DSM-5 Work Group to date, there are shortcomings and areas of controversy in the current proposal that demand further attention and change. We discuss the controversy in the broader context of the DSM over the past 30 years. In addressing specific problems, we focus on the limitations of the proposed system for assessing traits (even as we endorse the movement toward dimensional assessment of personality) and the difficulties posed by the current "hybrid" model that attempts to include both traits and types. In moving forward, we suggest greater emphasis on decision-making regarding the presence and severity of any personality disorder (understood on the basis of generalized failures in adaptation) and greater flexibility in identifying the variants of personality disorders in order to accommodate both traits and types more inclusively during this transition toward dimensional approaches to assessment.
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- Paul A Pilkonis
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Rhebergen D, Beekman ATF, de Graaf R, Nolen WA, Spijker J, Hoogendijk WJ, Penninx BWJH. Trajectories of recovery of social and physical functioning in major depression, dysthymic disorder and double depression: a 3-year follow-up. J Affect Disord 2010; 124:148-56. [PMID: 19945171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2009] [Revised: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depressive disorders have a large impact on psychosocial functioning. Since lower functioning predicts recurrence of a depressive episode, insight into the post-morbid course of psychosocial functioning of persons with different depressive disorders may facilitate recurrence prevention. METHODS Data were derived from NEMESIS, an epidemiologic survey in the adult population in the Netherlands. Respondents, who met the CIDI criteria of major depression (MDD; n=102), dysthymic disorder (Dysth; n=66) or double depression (DD; n=73) at baseline, and recovered during three year follow-up, were included; as was a control group without any diagnosis (NoDiag, n=4140). Functioning was assessed using the Groningen Social Disability Schedule (GSDS) and the SF-36 physical health summary-scale. Linear Mixed Models were conducted to compare 3-year trajectories of functioning across depressive groups and with NoDiag group. RESULTS Compared to NoDiag, all depressed groups were significantly impaired on social and physical functioning. Dysth and DD had a lower level of post-morbid physical functioning compared to MDD (after 1 and 3 years respectively: Dysth: B=-13.8, p=.002 and B=-8.11, p=.09; DD: B=-8.9, p=.03 and B=-9.1, p=.05). Determinants for impaired social functioning (neuroticism) and for impaired physical functioning (age, comorbid somatic disorders and neuroticism) were identified. LIMITATIONS Attrition was higher among persons with a depression. Inclusion of the drop-outs would most likely have resulted in stronger associations, since we expect lower functioning among the drop-outs. CONCLUSION This study indicates the long-term debilitating effects of psychopathology, even after recovery of depressive disorders. Duration of the index symptoms appears to be associated with impaired functioning, since especially those with Dysthymia (either with or without a MDD) showed slower and less recovery of functioning.
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- Didi Rhebergen
- Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Does social problem solving mediate the relationship between personality traits and personality disorders? An exploratory study with a sample of male prisoners. Personal Ment Health 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/pmh.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kim YR, Tyrer P. Controversies surrounding classification of personality disorder. Psychiatry Investig 2010; 7:1-8. [PMID: 20396426 PMCID: PMC2848771 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 12/24/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nowadays, it is apparent that personality disorder is a common condition. Some of the concepts of personality disorder that are currently in use are flawed and need to be revised. The aim of this article is to discuss the controversy created by the uncertainties in the current classification system and to suggest ways forward. In particular, the clinician needs to be aware of the importance of assessing personality abnormality in terms of a severity dimension, and of the ways in which such an abnormality can impact on treatments for other conditions. These changes in the notion of personality disorder are needed as, for the first time, a good evidence base is being established for potential treatments and these will be maximized if we have a classification fit for therapeutic purpose.
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- Youl-Ri Kim
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Centre for Mental Health, Division of Experimental Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health, Division of Experimental Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
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Caractéristiques psychométriques du questionnaire de fonctionnement social chez des patients borderline. Encephale 2009; 35:436-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2008.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2007] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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McKnight PE, Kashdan TB. The importance of functional impairment to mental health outcomes: a case for reassessing our goals in depression treatment research. Clin Psychol Rev 2009; 29:243-59. [PMID: 19269076 PMCID: PMC2814224 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Outcomes in depression treatment research include both changes in symptom severity and functional impairment. Symptom measures tend to be the standard outcome but we argue that there are benefits to considering functional outcomes. An exhaustive literature review shows that the relationship between symptoms and functioning remains unexpectedly weak and often bidirectional. Changes in functioning often lag symptom changes. As a result, functional outcomes might offer depression researchers more critical feedback and better guidance when studying depression treatment outcomes. The paper presents a case for the necessity of both functional and symptom outcomes in depression treatment research by addressing three aims-1) review the research relating symptoms and functioning, 2) provide a rationale for measuring both outcomes, and 3) discuss potential artifacts in measuring functional outcomes. The three aims are supported by an empirical review of the treatment outcome and epidemiological literatures.
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- Patrick E McKnight
- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MSN 3F5, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4400, United States.
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Pulay AJ, Dawson DA, Ruan WJ, Pickering RP, Huang B, Chou SP, Grant BF. The relationship of impairment to personality disorder severity among individuals with specific axis I disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. J Pers Disord 2008; 22:405-17. [PMID: 18684052 PMCID: PMC2925256 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2008.22.4.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study examined one dimensional approach to personality disorders (PDs) in a large (n = 43,093), nationally representative sample of the U.S. population. Respondents were classified in four personality severity categories (no PD, subthreshold PD, simple PD, complex PD). Linear regression analyses were conducted to examine mental disability by PD severity for major DSM-IV substance use, mood and anxiety disorders. Significant increases in disability were observed between no PD and simple PD and between simple PD and complex PD for each Axis I disorder except drug dependence, but few differences in disability were found between no PD and subthreshold PD. This study found support for the clinical utility of the dimensional classification of PD severity with regard to the distinction between simple and complex PD and for a combined no PD-subthreshold PD level of severity. Future planned analyses will address the clinical utility of the classification prospectively, with a full battery of all Axis II PDs.
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- Attila J Pulay
- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, 5635 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Tyrer P, Seivewright H. Stable instability: the natural history of personality disorders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2008.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tyrer P, Coombs N, Ibrahimi F, Mathilakath A, Bajaj P, Ranger M, Rao B, Din R. Critical developments in the assessment of personality disorder. Br J Psychiatry 2008; 49:s51-9. [PMID: 17470943 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.190.5.s51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The assessment of personality disorder is currently inaccurate, largely unreliable, frequently wrong and in need of improvement. AIMS To describe the errors inherent in the current systems and to indicate recent ways of improving personality assessment. METHOD Historical review, description of recent developments, including temporal stability, and of studies using document-derived assessment. RESULTS Studies of interrater agreement and accuracy of diagnosis in complex patients with independently established personality status using document-derived assessment (PAS-DOC) with a four personality cluster classification, showed very good agreement between raters for the flamboyant cluster B group of personalities, generally good agreement for the anxious/dependent cluster C group and inhibited (obsessional) cluster D group, but only fair agreement for the withdrawn cluster A group. Overall diagnostic accuracy was 71%. CONCLUSIONS Personality function or diathesis, a fluctuating state, is a better description than personality disorder. The best form of assessment is one that uses longitudinal repeated measures using a four-dimensional system.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, Charing Cross Campus, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK.
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Hill J, Pilkonis P, Morse J, Feske U, Reynolds S, Hope H, Charest C, Broyden N. Social domain dysfunction and disorganization in borderline personality disorder. Psychol Med 2008; 38:135-146. [PMID: 17892627 PMCID: PMC2828321 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291707001626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Social dysfunction in personality disorder is commonly ascribed to abnormal temperamental traits but may also reflect deficits in social processing. In this study, we examined whether borderline and avoidant personality disorders (BPD, APD) may be differentiated by deficits in different social domains and whether disorganization of social domain functioning uniquely characterizes BPD. METHOD Patients were recruited from psychiatric clinics in Pittsburgh, USA, to provide a sample with BPD, APD and a no-personality disorder (no-PD) comparison group. Standardized assessments of Axis I and Axis II disorders and social domain dysfunction were conducted, including a new scale of 'domain disorganization' (DD). RESULTS Pervasive social dysfunction was associated with a 16-fold increase in the odds of an Axis II disorder. Both APD and BPD were associated with elevated social dysfunction. Romantic relationship dysfunction was associated specifically with BPD symptoms and diagnosis. DD was associated specifically with a categorical BPD diagnosis and with a dimensional BPD symptom count. CONCLUSIONS A focus on the inherently interpersonal properties of personality disorders suggests specific mechanisms (within and across interpersonal domains) that may help to account for the origins and maintenance of some disorders. In particular, BPD reflects disturbances in romantic relationships, consistent with a role for attachment processes, and in the organization of functioning across social domains.
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- J Hill
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Diatheses confer vulnerability to disorder but are not necessarily manifest overtly or consistently. It is suggested that the main empirical findings of studies with abnormal personality support the notion that they are diatheses rather than disorders. This includes their onset early in life, their variability of expression dependent on setting, their greater association with more severe disorders and their acceptance as intrinsic components of functioning by most suffering from these conditions. It is argued that a separate axis of classification for personality diatheses rather than disorders is justified.
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Kennedy N, Foy K, Sherazi R, McDonough M, McKeon P. Long-term social functioning after depression treated by psychiatrists: a review. Bipolar Disord 2007; 9:25-37. [PMID: 17391347 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Numerous long-term studies of depression in psychiatric settings have shown a poor clinical outcome but little emphasis has been placed on psychosocial or functional outcome in studies to date. This article reviews published data on long-term social functioning after depression and considers why psychosocial recovery appears delayed compared with clinical recovery. METHODS Searches were carried out of the databases MEDLINE, PSYCHLIT and EMBASE for articles published from 1980 using keywords relating to social and functional outcomes of unipolar and bipolar depression. Review articles and relevant textbooks were also searched. RESULTS The few outcome studies published have described long-term functional impairment in the majority of patients but have been limited by methodological shortcomings. Psychosocial impairment tends to persist even after clinical remission from depression. Residual symptomatology after remission from depression may lead to enduring psychosocial impairment, as may subtle neurocognitive deficits. Axis I and II comorbidities predict a poor psychosocial outcome, but episodes of depression do not appear to lead to personality 'scarring'. CONCLUSIONS Future outcome studies need to focus on longitudinal social functioning. Full functional recovery after an episode of depression should be the goal of treatment as enduring residual symptoms lead to long-term psychosocial impairment.
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Craigie MA, Saulsman LM, Lampard AM. MCMI-III personality complexity and depression treatment outcome following group-based cognitive–behavioral therapy. J Clin Psychol 2007; 63:1153-70. [PMID: 17972295 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Mark A Craigie
- Centre for Clinical Interventions, Northbridge, WA, Australia
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To describe the prevalence and specific management of severe and complex personality disorders in community mental health services and similar settings. RECENT FINDINGS Conflicting reports exist in the literature but the consensus of evidence suggests that more complex personality disorder (more so than simple personality disorder) impairs response to treatment of most psychiatric disorders and complicates their management. Poor adherence to treatment may be one of the mechanisms underlying this. SUMMARY Increasing evidence now suggests that more complex and severe personality disorders have a negative impact on the outcome of most psychiatric disorders. Some indications, however, are there to show that pharmacological treatments may not handicap the outcome of pharmacological treatment as much as other types of intervention and may be selectively chosen in this group. Severe personality disorder needs to be identified early in community services as by anticipating and adjusting to its effects it is likely to improve treatment plans and prognosis.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Zanello A, Weber Rouget B, Gex-Fabry M, Maercker A, Guimon J. Validation du Questionnaire de fonctionnement social (QFS), un autoquestionnaire mesurant la fréquence et la satisfaction des comportements sociaux d’une population adulte psychiatrique. Encephale 2006; 32:45-59. [PMID: 16633290 DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7006(06)76136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although everyone working in routine mental health services recognizes the scientific and ethical importance to ensure that treatments being provided are of highest quality, there is a clear lack of consensus regarding what outcome domains to include, what measure of assessment to use and, moreover, who to question when assessing. LITERATURE FINDINGS Since the fifties, social functioning is considered as an important dimension to take into account for treatment planning and outcome measuring. But for many years, symptoms scales have been considered as sufficient outcome measures and social functioning improvement expected on the basis of symptoms alleviation. As symptoms and social adjustment sometimes appear relatively independent, no accurate conclusion concerning the patient's social functioning can so be driven on the basis of his clinical symptoms. More attention has then been directed toward the development of instruments specifically intended to measure the extent and nature of social functioning impairments observed in most psychiatric syndromes. Many of these instruments are designed to be completed by caregivers or remain time consuming and difficult to use routinely. Presently, in clinical practice, there is a need to rely on simple and brief instruments considering patients'perspective about their social adjustment as a function of time. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this study is to present a new instrument, the QFS, initially developed in order to assess social functioning in patients involved in group psychotherapy programs conducted in a specialist mental health setting, as well as its psychometric characteristics. METHODOLOGY It was designed to be completed in less than 10 minutes and the questions are phrased in a simple and redundant way, in order to limit problems inherent to illiteracy or language comprehension. The QFS is a 16 items self-report instrument that assesses both the frequency of (8 items) and the satisfaction with (8 items) various social behaviours adopted during the 2 weeks period preceding the assessment. It yields three separate indexes of social functioning, defined a priori and labelled "frequency", "satisfaction" and "global". The higher the scores, the better the social functioning. The QFS was administered to 457 subjects, aged between 18 and 65, including 176 outpatients (99 with anxious or depressive disorders, 25 with personality disorders and 52 with psychotic disorders) and 281 healthy control subjects. RESULTS No significant difference was found between patients and controls according to age or gender distribution. Acceptance rate was high (>95%). Moreover, the QFS was generally acceptable to the clinicians who used it. Internal consistency calculated for each index ranged from 0.65 to 0.83 (Cronbach alpha). Test-retest reliability, calculated within a 15 days time interval on a sample of 49 healthy controls, ranged from 0.69 to 0.71 (intraclass correlation coefficient). Discriminant validity was calculated on healthy controls and patients divided into sub-groups according to their diagnosis. It showed to be excellent, with significantly higher scores in control subjects than in psychiatric patients and significant differences across diagnostic categories (Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA with post-hoc tests, all p<0.05). The convergent validity of the QFS with other measures of social functioning was calculated, using the Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale (SASS) and the Social Adjustment Scale Self-Report (SAS-SR). With the SASS, the convergent validity was higher among patients (Spearman rS 0.71 to 0.92, p<0.01) than controls (rS from 0.49 to 0.66, p<0.001). In healthy controls, correlation with the SAS-SR was moderate but statistically significant (rS from - 0.21 to - 0.44, p<0.05). When comparing QFS scores with self-rated symptoms severity, lower levels of social functioning were significantly associated with more severe symptoms according to the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI: rS from - 0.38 to - 0.65, p<0.001). The QFS indexes demonstrated sensitivity to change (Wilcoxon: all p<0.05) on a sample of 27 out-patients suffering from anxious-depressive disorders questioned before and after 4 months of cognitive behavioural group therapy running on a weekly basis during 16 sessions of 2 hours each.The factorial validity of the QFS was measured through 3 separate factor analysis conducted using the data of 457 subjects. The first analysis considered only Frequency items; 7 out of 8 items had loadings above 0.5 on Factor 1 accounting for 30.7% (unrotaded) of the variance. The second analysis considered only Satisfaction items; all items had loadings above 0.6 on Factor 1 explaining 43.4% (unrotaded) of the variance. And finally, in the third factor analysis, all QFS items were included; 15 out of 16 items had loadings above 0.4 on Factor 1 accounting for 30% (unrotated) of the variance. Concerning the factorial validity of the instrument, these results suggest that all QFS items belong to the same underlying dimension. DISCUSSION Finally, provisional norms for the QFS are provided for healthy controls, in order to characterise individual patients or patient subgroups. In conclusion, the need for assessment in clinical routine, in order to estimate different aspects of patients conditions as well as the quality of the treatment provided, has contributed to the development of a large variety of instruments measuring several domains. Concerning the level of social functioning, many instruments fail to meet chief criterion of feasibility, remaining often too complex or time onsuming. Moreover, only few of them are available in French. CONCLUSION The QFS presented here is a brief, simple and easy to administer self-rating scale that displays satisfactory psychometric properties. It seems to be a valuable instrument for the monitoring of social functioning in psychiatric patients which, from a therapeutic point of view, may have a clear impact as it sets up expectation of change and allows both to reality test patients and therapists beliefs about the presence of progress or not and to identify if therapy is working on this specific outcome domain. Though, to date, the administration of the QFS to other populations and treatment modalities requires further investigation.
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- A Zanello
- Département de Psychiatrie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 2, chemin du Petit-Bel-Air, CH-1225 Chêne-Bourg, Suisse
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Tyrer P, Nur U, Crawford M, Karlsen S, MacLean C, Rao B, Johnson T. The Social Functioning Questionnaire: A Rapid and Robust Measure of Perceived Functioning. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2005; 51:265-275. [PMID: 28095167 DOI: 10.1177/0020764005057391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ), an eight-item selfreport scale (score range 0-24), was developed from the Social Functioning Schedule (SFS), a semi-structured interview which has been used primarily with non-psychotic patients and has good test-retest and inter-rater reliability as well as construct validity. The SFQ was developed following the need for a quick assessment of perceived social function. AIMS To give further details of old and new data sets from studies involving over 4000 subjects assessed with the SFQ illustrating its epidemiological and clinical associations. METHOD New data were analysed from a national epidemiological study, a comparison of key-worker and subject versions of the SFQ, and reanalysis of data from three earlier clinical studies, of psychiatric emergencies, general practice psychiatric patients and those with recurrent psychotic illnesses. These data were examined further to determine their range, their relationship to other clinical measures, and change over time in clinical trials. RESULTS The population mean score in 4164 subjects was 4.6 and the data from all studies suggested that a score of 10 or more indicated poor social functioning. Those presenting as psychiatric emergencies had the poorest social function (mean 11.4) and psychiatric patients from general practice the best function (mean 7.7) of the clinical populations. The eight item scores had a normal distribution in psychiatric populations and a skewed one in a normal population; scores were relatively stable over the short (weeks) and long-term (months), and were high in the presence of acute mental health disturbance and personality disorder, giving support to the validity of the scale. The results from a UK sample of a randomly selected population specifically weighted for ethnic minorities showed similar social function across groups.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College (Charing Cross Campus), Claybrook Centre, St Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RP, UK.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College (Charing Cross Campus), London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College (Charing Cross Campus), London, UK
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, UK
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Knerer G, Byford S, Johnson T, Seivewright H, Tyrer P. The Nottingham study of neurotic disorder: predictors of 12 year costs. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2005; 112:224-32. [PMID: 16095478 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00552.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between clinical, demographic and socio-economic characteristics and the long-term costs of a cohort of neurotic patients. METHOD Analysis of the costs of a cohort of 210 people entered in the Nottingham study of neurotic disorders, a randomized controlled evaluation of five treatments for neurotic disorders. Service use data were collected at 5 and 12 years after study entry. Multiple regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS The total cost per patient over the 12-year follow-up period was calculated to be $11,940 (SD $15,520) ( pound7450, SD pound9690). Higher costs were significantly associated with the presence of general neurotic syndrome, an initial diagnosis of dysthymia and a recurrent episode of illness. CONCLUSION The total costs of care for a range of neurotic disorders are broadly comparable with other estimates of costs reported in the literature for similar populations. Those responsible for higher costs in the longer-term have comorbid anxiety, depressive and personality disorders.
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- G Knerer
- Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, London, UK.
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Farabaugh A, Fava M, Mischoulon D, Sklarsky K, Petersen T, Alpert J. Relationships between major depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety and personality disorders. Compr Psychiatry 2005; 46:266-71. [PMID: 16175757 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to examine whether comorbid anxiety disorders influence depressed patients' likelihood of meeting criteria for a personality disorder (PD) and whether comorbid anxiety disorders influence the stability of the PDs in patients with remitted depression. METHODS The initial sample consisted of 373 outpatients who met criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) (by Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition-Patient Edition) and who were enrolled in the 8-week acute treatment phase of a study of fluoxetine for MDD. Sixty-four subjects who responded to fluoxetine treatment in the acute phase met criteria for remission throughout a 26-week continuation phase during which they remained on fluoxetine with or without cognitive behavioral therapy. Stability of PDs was defined as meeting criteria for a PD at both beginning and end point of the continuation treatment phase. RESULTS Before fluoxetine treatment, anxious depressed patients (defined as meeting criteria for MDD as well as at least one comorbid anxiety disorder) were significantly more likely to meet criteria for any comorbid PD diagnosis compared with depressed patients without comorbid anxiety disorders. In particular, there was a significant relationship between the presence of Cluster A and C PDs and the presence of anxious depression at baseline before antidepressant treatment. After successful treatment of MDD, we found a significant relationship between anxious depression diagnosed at baseline and the stability of a Cluster C PD diagnosis. CONCLUSION Anxious depression may place patients at greater risk of having a PD diagnosis, especially one from Cluster A or C. Once the depression remits, patients who initially met criteria for anxious depression may be more likely to maintain a Cluster C PD diagnosis compared with patients initially diagnosed with MDD alone.
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- Amy Farabaugh
- Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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The articles in this series are very valuable but have one omission that is very important in clinical practice; they do not address the question of severity. In this article I argue that the measure of severity, using what are described as hybrid models, is a critical component of practice and can be recorded easily using standard systems, both existing and planned. In arguing this case I will use an exemplar, the Personality Assessment Schedule (PAS), mainly because we have so much data from this instrument, but emphasize that other assessment procedures can be easily adapted to produce similar severity assessments.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College (Charing Cross Campus), London W6 8RP, United Kingdom.
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