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The Association Of Personality Disorders With The Prospective 7-Year Course Of Anxiety Disorders, Emily B. Ansell, Anthony Pinto, Maria O. Edelen, John C. Markowitz, Charles A. Sanislow, Shirley Yen, Mary C. Zanarini, Andrew E. Skodol, M. Tracie Shea, Leslie C. Morey, John G. Gunderson, Thomas H. Mcglashan, Carlos M. Grilo
The Association Of Personality Disorders With The Prospective 7-Year Course Of Anxiety Disorders, Emily B. Ansell, Anthony Pinto, Maria O. Edelen, John C. Markowitz, Charles A. Sanislow, Shirley Yen, Mary C. Zanarini, Andrew E. Skodol, M. Tracie Shea, Leslie C. Morey, John G. Gunderson, Thomas H. Mcglashan, Carlos M. Grilo
Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.
Background. This study prospectively examined the natural clinical course of six anxiety disorders over 7 years of follow-up in individuals with personality disorders (PDs) and/or major depressive disorder. Rates of remission, relapse, new episode onset and chronicity of anxiety disorders were examined for specific associations with PDs.
Method. Participants were 499 patients with anxiety disorders in the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study, who were assessed with structured interviews for psychiatric disorders at yearly intervals throughout 7 years of follow-up. These data were used to determine probabilities of changes in disorder status for social phobia (SP), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive …