Personality Disorder Statistics — Out of the FOG
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Abstract:
How Common Are Personality Disorders
Study: Samuels et al., 2002 Crawford et al., 2005 Lenzenweger et al., 2007 Instrument Used: IPDE SCID-II IPDE Sample Size: (742) (644) (5692) -Paranoid 0.7% 5.1% 2.3% -Schizoid 0.9% 1.7% 4.9% -Schizotypal 0.6% 1.1% 3.3% -Antisocial 4.1% 1.2% 1.0% -Borderline 0.5% 3.9% 1.6% -Histrionic 0.2% 0.9% – -Narcissistic – 2.2% – -Avoidant 1.8% 6.4% 5.2% -Dependent 0.1% 0.8% 0.6% -Obsessive-Compulsive – 4.7% 2.4% PD Unspecified – – 1.6% Any PD 9.0% 15.7% 9.1% A number of studies have been conducted in recent years to determine the prevalence of personality disorders in the general US population.
According to a 2007 study, 9.1% of the US population (about 1 in 11 people) meet the DSM-IV criteria for a personality disorder. Two previous smaller surveys have estimated the percentage between 9.0% and 15.7%.
Sources:
- Lenzenweger et al, 2007 – DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.
- Crawford et al. 2005 – Self-reported personality disorder in the children in the community sample: convergent and prospective validity in late adolescence and adulthood.
- Samuels et al, 2002 – Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in a community sample
- National Institute of Health 2007 Article – National Survey Tracks Prevalence of Personality Disorders in U.S. Population
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