Table 2.
Effect of improvement in personality disorder psychopathology during first year on change in psychosocial functioning over 2 years
| Area of functioning | STPD
|
BPD
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
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| β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | |
| Employment | —a | — | — | — | 0.27 | (0.05 to 0.48) | 0.39b | (0.19 to 0.61) |
| Relationships with | ||||||||
| Parents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spouse/mate | — | — | — | — | 0.39 | (0.12 to 0.66) | — | — |
| Friends | 0.32b | (0.14 to 0.51) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Recreation | 0.35b | (0.15 to 0.54) | 0.26 | (0.04 to 0.48) | 0.31c | (0.17 to 0.45) | 0.23b | (0.08 to 0.38) |
| Global adjustment | 0.32b | (0.13 to 0.51) | 0.35b | (0.14 to 0.55) | 0.41c | (0.28 to 0.54) | 0.40c | (0.26 to 0.54) |
| Axis V GAFS | −0.39c | (−0.52 to −0.26) | −0.36c | (−0.50 to −0.26) | −0.29b | (−0.46 to −0. 11) | −0.27b | (−0.45 to −0.10) |
| Area of functioning | AVPD
|
OCPD
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
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| β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | |
| Employment | — | — | 0.33b | (0.13 to 0.53) | — | — | — | — |
| Relationships with | ||||||||
| Parents | — | — | 0.17 | (0.01 to 0.18) | — | — | — | — |
| Spouse/mate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friends | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Recreation | 0.22 | (0.06 to 0.38) | 0.16 | (0.00 to 0.32) | 0.19 | (0.03 to 0.35) | — | — |
| Global adjustment | 0.32c | (0.18 to 0.46) | 0.24 | (0.09 to 0.39) | — | — | — | — |
| Axis V GAFS | −0.19 | (−0.32 to −0.06) | 0.22 | (−0.36 to −0.08) | — | — | — | — |
STPD, schizotypal personality disorder; BPD, borderline personality disorder; AVPD, avoidant personality disorder; OCPD, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder; GAFS, Global Assessment of Functioning score.
a
Not selected into model as significant.
b
p<0.005.
c
p<0.0001