The impact of avoidant personality disorder on psychosocial impairment is substantial

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 390-396

  Wilberg, Theresa ^a   Karterud, Sigmund ^a,b   Pedersen, Geir ^a   Urnes, Øyvind ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Avoidant personality disorder; Personality disorders; Psychosocial impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350786637     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480902831322     Document Type: Article

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