Abstract
Sixty agoraphobia with panic patients completed the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ), a self-rating scale designed to assess the Axis II personality disorders from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (ed 3) (DSM-III). Results showed that these agoraphobic patients were more likely to show dependent, avoidant, and histrionic personalities or traits than any other types; however, only 27% of the sample met a personality disorder diagnosis, and even avoidant and dependent traits were not ubiquitous. Cross-validation of the findings was provided by comparison with the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). Patients exhibiting a greater number of personality traits were also significantly more symptomatic on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist.
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