DSM-IV personality disorders in Mexico: results from a general population survey

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Corina Benjet¹  Guilherme Borges¹  Maria Elena Medina-mora¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales México D.F. ,Mexico

关键词: Epidemiology;    Personality disorders;    Prevalence;    Mental health;    Mexico;    Epidemiología;    Trastornos de la personalidad;    Prevalencia;    Salud mental;    México;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462008000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This paper reports the first population estimates of prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in the Mexican population. METHOD: Personality disorders screening questions from the International Personality Disorder Examination were administered to a representative sample of the Mexican urban adult population (n = 2,362) as part of the Mexican National Comorbidity Survey, validated with clinical evaluations conducted in the United States. A multiple imputation method was then implemented to estimate prevalence and correlates of personality disorder in the Mexican sample. RESULTS: Multiple imputation method prevalence estimates were 4.6% Cluster A, 1.6% Cluster B, 2.4% Cluster C, and 6.1% any personality disorder. All personality disorders clusters were significantly comorbid with DSM-IV Axis I disorders. One in every five persons with an Axis I disorder in Mexico is likely to have a comorbid personality disorder, and almost half of those with a personality disorder are likely to have an Axis I disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Modest associations of personality disorders with impairment and strong associations with treatment utilization were largely accounted for by Axis I comorbidity suggesting that the public health significance of personality disorders lies in their comorbidity with, and perhaps effects upon, Axis I disorders rather than their direct effects on functioning and help seeking.

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