Chapter 21. Personality Disorders: Epidemiological Findings, Methods, and Concepts

  1. Ming T. Tsuang3,4,
  2. Mauricio Tohen5,6
  1. Michael J. Lyons1,
  2. Beth A. Jerskey2

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch21

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Lyons, M. J. and Jerskey, B. A. (2003) Personality Disorders: Epidemiological Findings, Methods, and Concepts, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch21

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 4

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 5

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 6

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Center for Clinical Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Boston University, and Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Boston, MA 02215, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • personality disorders;
  • epidemiological findings;
  • methods;
  • concepts;
  • substantive findings;
  • conceptual issues;
  • methodological issues;
  • future directions

Summary

This chapter is divided into three primary sections. The first describes substantive findings with an emphasis on the prevalence of personality disorders in different settings. The second section of the chapter discusses conceptual issues, such as categorical versus dimensional approaches to classifying personality disorders. The third section addresses methodological issues that are important for studying the epidemiology of personality disorders.

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