Predicting personality disorder diagnoses of hospitalized Navy personnel

The study examined the relationship between type of non-psychotic diagnosis at time of hospitalization, pre-Navy non-psychotic condition, and paygrade for active duty, enlisted Navy personnel. The sample (N = 27,210) consisted of all hospitalized cases of active duty, enlisted Navy personnel from 1981 through 1984 with a nonpsychotic mental disorder as the primary diagnosis. Results indicated that personality disorders were more likely than other nonpsychotic diagnoses to be associated with a pre-Navy nonpsychotic condition and lower paygrades. More specifically, the strong relationship between a personality disorder diagnosis and a pre-Navy nonpsychotic condition was demonstrated only for paygrades E-1 through E-4.