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DSM-III compulsive personality disorder: an epidemiological survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

G. Nestadt ,
A. J. Romanoski ,
C. H. Brown ,
R. Chahal ,
A. Merchant ,
M. F. Folstein ,
E. M. Gruenberg  and
P. R. McHugh
G. Nestadt*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
A. J. Romanoski
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
C. H. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
R. Chahal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
A. Merchant
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
M. F. Folstein
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
E. M. Gruenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
P. R. McHugh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Gerald Nestadt, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 228, 600N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Synopsis

A two-stage probability sample of community subjects was developed with a full psychiatric examination employing DSM-III criteria in conjunction with the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) survey conducted in Baltimore, MD. This report details the observation on those subjects diagnosed with compulsive personality disorder and compulsive personality traits. The results indicate that this condition has a prevalence of 1·7% in a general population. Male, white, married and employed individuals receive this diagnosis most often. Our data suggest a dimensional rather than categorical character for this disorder. The disorder imparts a vulnerability for the development of anxiety disorders.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , May 1991 , pp. 461 - 471
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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