Table 2.
Distribution of Personality Patterns in Relation to the Presence of Clinical Syndromes (N = 438).
| Personality patterns |
Axis I clinical syndromes |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totaln = 438 | Nonen = 186 (42%) | Onen = 83 (19%) | More than onen = 169 (38%) | ||
| Paranoid | 60 (14%) | 4 (2%) | 11 (13%) | 45 (27%) | <.001a |
| Schizoid | 46 (10%) | 8 (4%) | 7 (8%) | 31 (18%) | <.001a |
| Schizotypal | 25 (6%) | 0 | 3 (4%) | 22 (13%) | <.001a |
| Histrionic | 27 (6%) | 17 (9%) | 9 (11%) | 1 (1%) | <.001a |
| Borderline | 34 (8%) | 0 | 5 (6%) | 29 (17%) | <.001a |
| Antisocial | 71 (16%) | 9 (5%) | 13 (16%) | 49 (29%) | <.001b |
| Narcissistic | 174 (40%) | 75 (40%) | 31 (37%) | 68 (40%) | ns b |
| Avoidant | 67 (16%) | 12 (7%) | 16 (19%) | 39 (23%) | <.001b |
| Dependent | 66 (15%) | 6 (3%) | 14 (17%) | 46 (27%) | <.001a |
| Obsessive-Compulsive | 28 (6%) | 17 (9%) | 8 (10%) | 3 (2%) | <.003a |
| Depressive | 112 (26%) | 9 (5%) | 23 (28%) | 80 (48%) | <.001b |
| Masochistic | 61 (14%) | 9 (5%) | 11 (13%) | 41 (24%) | <.001b |
| Passive-aggressive | 130 (30%) | 15 (8%) | 31 (37%) | 84 (50%) | <.001b |
| Sadistic | 30 (7%) | 3 (2%) | 5 (6%) | 22 (13%) | <.001a |
Note. Values are N (%). The presence of personality patterns and clinical syndromes was assessed on scores higher than 75 on the corresponding MCMI-III scale. Co-occurrence of multiple personality patterns is plausible. MCMI-III = Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory–III.
a
Fisher exact test.
b
Pearson’s χ2.