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9515192

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
The objectives of the study were (1) to explore differences in the course for patients treated in a day unit specializing in personality disorders (PDs), and (2) to determine characteristics of patients with different courses and predictors of various courses. K-mean cluster analysis was applied to partition a sample of 128 patients, 101 with various PDs and 27 with axis I disorders only, into four groups representing different courses. The course was defined on the basis of global functioning (Health Sickness Rating Scale [HSRS]) at admission, discharge, and 3-years follow-up evaluation. The four courses were labeled good, fair, late improvement, and poor, demonstrating great variation in the short-term course among patients with PDs. Predictors were studied by means of polychotomous logistic regression using the patients with a fair course as the reference group. The dichotomy no PD/cluster C versus cluster A/B predicted a good versus a fair course. A poor work status the last year before admission and irregular discharge predicted a poor or late improvement course versus a fair course, also when controlling for PD clusters. None of the included variables discriminated between patients with a poor versus late improvement course.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0010-440X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of short-term course in patients treated in a day unit for personality disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't