The DSM-IV section of the DSM-IV and ICD-10 Personality Questionnaire (DIP-Q) was used to screen for @entity1314 in 448 subjects from three clinical samples (general and forensic @entity146 @entity1 and candidates for psychotherapy) and a sample of 139 healthy volunteers. Differences between the samples with regard to patterns of personality pathology in relation to concurrent @entity74 and sociodemographic variables were analysed. The prevalence of @entity1314 according to DIP-Q was 14% among the healthy volunteers, compared to 59% in the general @entity146 sample, 68% in the forensic @entity146 sample and up to 90% among psychotherapy candidates. Moreover, from a dimensional perspective (i.e. the number of fulfilled @entity2270 ), all clinical groups differed significantly from the control group in all specified personality dimensions and clusters. Dimensional DIP-Q cluster scores also discriminated significantly between the three clinical samples. Unexpectedly, the odds ratio for an @entity74 was nearly five times higher among psychotherapy applicants than among general @entity146 @entity1 , independent of concomitant @entity74 , gender or age. The strongest association between DIP-Q score and @entity74 was found for @entity308 , which more than doubled the odds ratio for a @entity1314 diagnosis. This association could result from high true comorbidity, but could also be due to the fact that a concomitant @entity308 state can increase self-reported personality difficulties. The high prevalence among psychotherapy candidates may to some extent reflect help-seeking exaggeration of problems. These are aspects to consider when using the DIP-Q, which overall appears to discriminate well between different samples.

Validation of the self-report questionnaire DIP-Q in diagnosing DSM-IV XXXX : a comparison of three @entity146 samples.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressive disorders', 'depressive'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric'] @entity2270 :: ('MESH:C566610', 'Disease') :: ['Axis II criteria'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['Axis II disorder', 'Axis I disorders'] @entity1314 :: ('MESH:D010554', 'Disease') :: ['personality disorder', 'personality disorders']
@entity1314 :: (MESH:D010554,Disease) :: ['personality disorders']
