The impact of personality disorders on treatment outcome of anxiety disorders: best-evidence synthesis

Behaviour Research and Therapy
Laura Dreessen, Arnoud Arntz

Abstract

Thirty-five studies were traced addressing the impact of comorbid personality disorders on treatment outcome of anxiety disorders. The conclusions of this review are based on the best-evidence procedure. We used two selection criteria that studies had to meet to be included in the present review. The study design had to be prospective and a (semi)structured interview had to be used for the assessment of personality disorders. From the fifteen selected studies it cannot be concluded that, in general, personality disorders affect treatment outcome for anxiety disorders negatively. We can only suspect that some personality disorders may have an adverse impact upon treatment outcome in anxiety disorders, and they should be investigated further. For the time being, in clinical practice one has to be cautious in relating personality disorders to less well treatment outcome in axis I anxiety disorders.

References

Jan 1, 1979·Behaviour Research and Therapy·A D RabavilasC Stefanis
Sep 1, 1992·Comprehensive Psychiatry·A L ClairL Evans
Feb 1, 1991·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·J H Reich, A I Green
Sep 1, 1990·Comprehensive Psychiatry·M MavissakalianB Jones
Nov 1, 1990·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·J Reich
Apr 1, 1990·Psychiatry Research·M O'Boyle, D Self
Jul 1, 1987·Comprehensive Psychiatry·M Mavissakalian, M S Hamann
Nov 1, 1987·Comprehensive Psychiatry·M C ZanariniJ G Gunderson
Nov 1, 1987·Comprehensive Psychiatry·C Faravelli, G Albanesi
Jun 1, 1986·The American Journal of Psychiatry·J ReichT W O'Gorman
Jun 1, 1985·Archives of General Psychiatry·D StanglC Corenthal
Aug 1, 1967·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·W H Lo
Jun 1, 1983·The American Journal of Psychiatry·R M HirschfeldB H Larkin
Jan 1, 1995·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology·R E Slavin
Apr 1, 1994·Journal of Affective Disorders·D W BlackP Monahan
Aug 1, 1993·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·J H Reich, R G Vasile
Nov 1, 1993·Comprehensive Psychiatry·D M MancusoD E Mercante
Jul 1, 1993·The American Journal of Psychiatry·J R DavidsonJ O Cavenar
Aug 1, 1993·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·L M HorowitzK Bartholomew
Aug 1, 1965·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·E KRINGLEN

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 2, 2006·Current Psychiatry Reports·Mina Brandes, O Joseph Bienvenu
Sep 25, 2012·Journal of Affective Disorders·Oddgeir FriborgJan H Rosenvinge
Aug 6, 2003·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·Lucas J Van GerwenPhilip Spinhoven
Sep 5, 2001·European Neuropsychopharmacology : the Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology·A J Bond
Oct 16, 2004·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Carlos M GriloThomas H McGlashan
Nov 17, 2005·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Anoek WeertmanLaura Dreessen
Nov 3, 2005·Psychological Assessment·Thomas A Widiger, Douglas B Samuel
Jul 26, 2006·Eating Disorders·Kelly M Vitousek, Roxanna E Stumpf
Nov 26, 2003·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry·UNKNOWN Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Panic Disorder and Agoraphob
Jan 11, 2013·Depression Research and Treatment·Rachel E Maddux, Lars-Gunnar Lundh
Nov 12, 2002·Journal of Personality Assessment·David ForbesMalcolm Hopwood
Jun 26, 2013·Journal of Personality Disorders·Nicola ThielUlrich Voderholzer
Aug 30, 2008·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment·Carlo Marchesi
Jun 2, 2016·Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy·Olivia M GordonVictoria Bream
Oct 27, 2004·Clinical Psychology Review·Stefan G HofmannDavid A Moscovitch
Aug 12, 2009·Behaviour Research and Therapy·R ShafranG T Wilson
Oct 1, 2010·Journal of Psychiatric Research·Michael J TelchNorman B Schmidt
May 9, 2006·Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry·Carlo MarchesiCarlo Maggini
Feb 11, 2010·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Phil Barker, Poppy Buchanan-Barker
Jun 24, 2017·Acta ortopedica brasileira·Renato Loureiro TeodoroEiffel Tsuyoshi Dobashi
Jan 3, 2006·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·Giles Newton-HowesTony Johnson
Jan 1, 2001·Hemodialysis International·Giorgina B PiccoliGiuseppe Paolo Segoloni
Mar 8, 2002·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·J E Tredget

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.