Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In adults, personality disorders are among the most common mental disorders in\nthe general population (Torgersen, Kringlen, & Cramer, 2001) and patient samples\n(Zimmerman, Rothschild, & Chelminski, 2005). Prevalence rates vary from 13.4%\nin the general population, to 56.5% in treated addicted patients, and 60.4% in\npsychiatric outpatients (Verheul & van den Brink, 1999). Furthermore, among\nadults seeking specialized treatment, personality disorders are associated with low\nquality of life (Soeteman, Verheul, & Busschbach, 2008) and high societal costs\n(Soeteman, Hakkaart-van Roijen, Verheul, & Busschbach, 2008). Since the\ninclusion of personality disorders in the DSM-III in 1980, much research has been\nconducted investigating the effectiveness of treatments for these patients. Based\non this literature, psychotherapy is generally considered the treatment of choice for\nadult patients with personality disorders (Landelijke Stuurgroep\nRichtlijnontwikkeling in de GGZ, 2008). Much less is known about personality\ndisorders in adolescents. To the best of our knowledge, the study of Grilo and\ncolleagues (1998) is the only published prevalence study among adolescent\npatients. Most research on personality disorders in adolescents is derived from the\nChildren in the Community study (CIC; see for example Chen, Cohen, Kasen, &\nJohnson, 2006; Johnson et al., 2000; Johnson, Chen, & Cohen, 2004; Kasen et\nal., 2007), which was carried out in the general population. Valuable information to\nyield arguments in favor of reimbursing treatments for this particular patient group,\nlike the burden of disease or costs, is virtually non-existing. Furthermore, there are\nalmost no outcome studies available in this particular group of patients. This thesis\naims to address these above mentioned issues, thereby filling in the existing gap.
Author: Dineke Feenstra
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1653194989