Stability and change in personality disorder symptomatology: Findings from a longitudinal study of HIV+ and HIV- men

Jeffrey G. Johnson; Janet B.W. Williams; Raymond R. Goetz; Judith G. Rabkin; Joshua D. Lipsitz; Robert H. Remien

doi:10.1037/0021-843X.106.1.154

Stability and change in personality disorder symptomatology: Findings from a longitudinal study of HIV+ and HIV- men

Jeffrey G. Johnson, Janet B.W. Williams, Raymond R. Goetz, Judith G. Rabkin, Joshua D. Lipsitz, Robert H. Remien

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A longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the stability of personality disorders (PDs) over a 2-year interval, as well as the association between change in PD symptomatology and change in psychological distress. Structured clinical interviews and questionnaires assessing PDs and psychological distress were administered to a community sample of 118 gay men (80 HIV seropositive men and 38 HIV seronegative men) at a baseline session and readministered 2 years later. Results indicated that PD symptom levels tended to be moderately stable, that PD diagnoses had low stability and that changes in PD symptom levels were associated with changing levels of psychological distress but not with progression of HIV infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	154-158
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Volume	106
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.106.1.154
State	Published - 1 Jan 1997

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