Changes in DSM-III-R axis II diagnoses following treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Ricciardi, J N; Baer, L; Jenike, M A; Fischer, S C; Sholtz, D; Buttolph, M L · Am J Psychiatry · 1992

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Abstract

Seventeen patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and concomitant personality disorders were treated with pharmacologic and/or behavioral therapy and reassessed after 4 months. Nine of the 10 patients who responded to treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder no longer met criteria for a personality disorder. Of the seven nonresponders, five continued to meet criteria for a personality disorder.

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