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A preliminary investigation of self-reported personality disorders in late life
 — prevalence, predictors of depressive severity and clinical correlates
Author(s)J Q Morse, T R Lynch
Journal titleAging & Mental Health, vol 8, no 4, July 2004
Pagespp 307-315
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsBehaviour disorders ; Depression ; Correlation ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe authors used the Wisconsin Personality Disorder Inventory IV (WISPI IV) to examine self-reported personality disorder traits of 65 depressed older Americans (mean age 70.3). As expected, the presence of a personality disorder predicted the maintenance or re-emergence of depressive symptoms, as did hopelessness and ambivalence regarding emotional expression. No specific personality disorder traits were associated with clinical features of late-life depression (age of onset, number of previous episodes), while some personality disorder traits were associated with psychological correlates of depression (hopelessness, ambivalence regarding emotional expression, and thought suppression). (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-040913206 A
ClassmarkEP: ENR: 49: 7T

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