Journal of Psychiatry

Juan Pedro Arrebola

Publications

• Research Article
  Trends in Personality Disorder Diagnosis in Hospitalized Patients: Analysis of a Ten-Year Time Series
  Author(s): Andrés Fontalba-Navas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Juan Pedro Arrebola and Jose Miguel Pena AndreuAndrés Fontalba-Navas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Juan Pedro Arrebola and Jose Miguel Pena Andreu
  
  Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze the evolution of diagnoses of personality disorders and their subtypes. Method: We studied the total population of patients diagnosed with personality disorder (PD) and admitted to acute psychiatric units in all general hospitals, a total of 19 hospitals in Andalusia (south Spain), between 1995 and 2004. The Andalusian Public Healthcare System provides services to universal coverage, so our results are representative of general population. Results: We analyzed the use of each diagnosis in the clinical practice and discussed the observed change in their trends. During this period, there was an increase in borderline, narcissistic, avoidant and dependent PDs, while antisocial, schizoid, obsessive-compulsive and non-specific PDs remained stable and there was a decline in the.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000271

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