Table 2.
Studies on the prevalence (%) of personality disorders in community samples in non-US countries
| COUNTRY (FIRST AUTHOR) | PAR | SCHIZ | SCHIZOT | ASP | BOR | HIS | NAR | AV | DEP | OC | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO* Colombia Lebanon Mexico Nigeria China S. Africa US W. Europe Overall |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.9 6.2 6.1 2.7 4.1 6.8 7.6 2.4 6.1 |
| Iceland (Lindal) | n/a | n/a | 9.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.3 | 11.0 to 12.0 |
| Norway (Torgersen) | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| Australia (Jackson) | 1.3 | 1.9 | n/a | n/a | 1.0 | 0.5 | n/a | n/a | 1.0 | 3.1 | 6.6 |
*
Prevalence rates reported by personality disorder clusters, only
KEY
- ASP
antisocial personality disorder
- AV
avoidant personality disorder
- BOR
borderline personality disorder
- DEP
dependent personality disorder
- HIS
histrionic personality disorder
- NAR
narcissistic personality disorder
- OC
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- PAR
paranoid personality disorder
- SCHIZ
schizoid personality disorder
- SCHIZOT
schizotypal personality disorder
- WHO
World Health Organization
some individuals may have met the criteria for more than one personality disorder.