Cluster A personality pathology in social anxiety disorder: A comparison with panic disorder. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Toole, Mia Skytte; Arendt, Mikkel; Fentz, Hanne Nørr; Hougaard, Esben; Rosenberg, Nicole K.
• Is Part Of: Nordic journal of psychiatry. Volume 68:Number 7(2014)
• Page Start: 460
• Page End: 463
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2013.858770
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0803-9488

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Background:</italic> Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been associated with cluster A personality disorder (PD) traits, mainly paranoid and schizoid traits. <italic>Aim:</italic> The aim of the study was to further investigate cluster A personality pathology in patients with SAD. <italic>Methods:</italic> Self-reported PD traits were investigated in a clinical sample of 161 participants with SAD and in a clinical comparison group of 145 participants with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PAD). <italic>Results:</italic> A diagnosis of SAD was associated with more paranoid and schizotypal PD traits, and an association between depression and personality pathology could indicate a state-effect of depression on PD traits. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> Patients with SAD had more cluster A personality pathology than patients with PAD, with the most solid indication for paranoid personality pathology.</p> </abstract>