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. 2022 Dec;29(4):875-885.
doi: 10.1007/s10880-022-09846-z. Epub 2022 Feb 3.

Measures of Personality Pathology, Levels of Functioning, and Physical Health in an Urban Primary Care Sample

Mark P Blanchard  1 , Rachel A Pad  1 , Carla Groh  1 , Steven K Huprich  2   3
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Measures of Personality Pathology, Levels of Functioning, and Physical Health in an Urban Primary Care Sample

Mark P Blanchard et al. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Integrative approaches in the primary care setting have grown in favor over the past few decades, with many interesting findings about the influence of personality disorders on physical health and functioning; however, less is known about how specific pathological personality traits impact patient-provider assessments of physical and mental health. Using the DSM-5 Levels of Personality Functioning Questionnaire-Short Form (DLOPFQ-SF) and Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Brief Form, these relationships were evaluated in a sample of 50 inner-city, low-income patients in a primary care clinic. Point-biserial correlations revealed significant correlations between physical and mental health morbidities, as well as personality pathology and patient response to treatment. Our findings lend further support to describing the relationships between personality pathology, medical comorbidities, and patient response to treatment.

Keywords: Alternative model of personality assessment; Health psychology; Personality pathology; Primary care.

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