Psychological distress and functional impairment in patients with personality disorders

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 260-270

  Norén, Kristina ^a   Lindgren, Annika ^a   Hällström, Tore ^a   Thormählen, Barbro ^a   Vinnars, Bo ^a   Wennberg, Peter ^a   Weinryb, Robert M ^a   Barber, Jacques P ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Functional impairment; Personality disorder; Psychiatric outpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548454630     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480701414973     Document Type: Article

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