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Relationships between the personality beliefs questionnaire and self-rated personality disorders
Steven H Jones1, Gerrard Burrell-Hodgson, Graham Tate
1School of Psychological Sciences, Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, UK. steven.jones@manchester.ac.uk
Objectives:
To examine relationships between specific dysfunctional beliefs and self-reported personality disorder types.
Design:
Cross-sectional.
Method:
One hundred and sixty-four clinical psychology out-patients completed the Personality Beliefs Questionnaire (PBQ) and Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory-III (MCMI-III): 155 completed both. Avoidant, dependent, passive-aggressive and schizoid PDs, and relevant PBQ subscales were studied.
Results:
Presence or absence of PD was predicted by scores on the index PBQ subscale.
Conclusions:
This pattern has previously been reported for PDs diagnosed by structured interview only. PBQ relationships with passive-aggressive and schizoid PD have not previously been reported.
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