Dysfunctional attitudes in remitted depression patients with and without personality disorders / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the differences of dysfunctional attitudes between depressive patients in remission with and without personality disorder (PD).Methods A total of 72 patients with remitted depression were assessed with Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4) and Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS).They were divided into PD group ( n = 20 ) and non-PD group ( n = 31 ) according to their PDQ-4 scores.The differences of dysfunctional attitudes between the two groups were compared.Results The total score and seven factors' scores of DAS of the PD group were ( ( 142.40 ± 20.68 ), ( 16.55 ± 3.76), ( 16.35 ± 5.45 ),( 18.35 ± 4.15 ), ( 17.90 ± 3.55 ), ( 18.85 ± 5.72 ), ( 18.25 ± 4.82 ), ( 20.75 ± 5.54) respectively) significantly higher than the counterparts of the non-PD group, which were( ( 113.61 ± 19.08 ), (13.71 ± 2.88 ), ( 12.45 ±2.87) ,(12.55 ±3.60),(13.90 ±3.72) ,(14.68 ±3.51),(14.16 ±4.12),(15.81 ±4.78)) respectively (P＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion Remitted depressive patients with personality disorders have more cognitive distortions than those without personality disorders.