Table 1.

Treatment patterns among patients with personality disorders and those with major depressive disorder

	Months 1-12 (N=633)			Months 13-24 (N=605)			Months 25-36 (N=578)
	Total			Total			Total
Variable	N	N	%	N	N	%	N	N	%	ORa	95% CI	p
Individual therapy sessions
Schizotypal	84	59	70	81	40	49	76	41	54	1.38	.79-2.39	.251
Borderline	160	136	85	155	107	69	146	94	64	2.64	1.62-4.31	<.001
Avoidant	150	109	73	137	82	60	130	65	50	1.84	1.17-2.99	.009
Obsessive-compulsive	148	108	73	146	93	64	143	81	57	2.59	1.63-4.09	<.001
Major depressive	91	51	56	86	32	37	83	27	33	1.00	—
Medication consultations
Schizotypal	84	52	62	81	50	62	76	46	61	1.75	1.00-3.06	.049
Borderline	160	111	69	155	102	66	146	99	68	2.66	1.62-4.39	<.001
Avoidant	150	79	53	137	67	49	130	70	54	1.58	.99-2.56	.054
Obsessive-compulsive	148	65	44	146	65	45	143	63	44	1.27	.81-1.99	.303
Major depressive	91	38	42	86	32	37	83	32	39	1.00	—
Emergency department visits
Schizotypal	84	9	11	81	11	14	76	9	12	1.00	.45-2.23	.996
Borderline	160	49	31	155	38	25	146	30	21	2.34	1.17-4.71	.017
Avoidant	150	14	9	137	9	7	130	9	7	.83	.39-1.72	.608
Obsessive-compulsive	148	5	3	146	2	1	143	6	4	.40	.16-.98	.045
Major depressive	91	5	5	86	8	9	83	6	7	1.00	—
Hospitalizations
Schizotypal	84	11	13	81	8	10	76	10	13	1.27	.58-2.80	.538
Borderline	160	50	31	155	43	28	146	32	22	3.97	2.05-7.77	<.001
Avoidant	150	12	8	137	13	9	130	9	7	1.22	.60-2.51	.578
Obsessive-compulsive	148	8	5	146	7	5	143	7	5	.93	.44-1.97	.846
Major depressive	91	5	5	86	6	7	83	6	7	1.00	—

^aComparison between patients with major depressive disorder and those with personality disorders