THE COURSE OF ANXIETY DISORDERS OTHER THAN PTSD IN PATIENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND AXIS II COMPARISON SUBJECTS: A 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY

The objectives of this study were to assess the rates of comorbid anxiety disorders other than PTSD in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and Axis II comparison subjects over ten years of prospective follow-up and to determine time-to-remission, recurrence, and new onset of these di...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of personality disorders 2012-10, Vol.26 (5), p.804-814
Main Authors: SILVERMAN, Merav H, FRANKENBURG, Frances R, BRADFORD REICH, D, FITZMAURICE, Garrett, ZANARINI, Mary C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Borderline Personality Disorder - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Personality
Personality disorders
Personality Problems
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Recurrence
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Time Factors
Young Adult
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The objectives of this study were to assess the rates of comorbid anxiety disorders other than PTSD in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and Axis II comparison subjects over ten years of prospective follow-up and to determine time-to-remission, recurrence, and new onset of these disorders. The SCID I was administered to 290 borderline patients and 72 Axis II comparison subjects at baseline and at five contiguous 2-year follow-up waves. The rates of anxiety disorders for those in both groups declined significantly over time, although they remained significantly higher among borderline patients. By 10-year follow-up, the rates of remission for borderline patients who met criteria for these disorders at baseline were high, while the rates of recurrences and new onsets were moderate. These results suggest that anxiety disorders are very common over time among borderline patients. They also suggest that these disorders have an intermittent course among those with BPD.
ISSN:0885-579X
1943-2763
DOI:10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.804