Journal article
Personality disorder increases risk of low quality of life among women with mental state disorders
BE Kavanagh, AL Stuart, M Berk, A Turner, OM Dean, JA Pasco, HJ Jackson, H Koivumaa-Honkanen, AM Chanen, LJ Williams
Comprehensive Psychiatry | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Limited data are available examining the relationship between mental state disorders (mood, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders), their co-occurrence with personality disorder (PD), and quality of life among women. We aimed to investigate these relationships in a sample of women from the community. Method: Women from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study (n = 717) were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I/NP and SCID-II) and the World Health Organisation Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF). Weight and height were measured and lifestyle and demographic factors were self-reported. Logistic regression models (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals) were..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The Geelong Osteoporosis Study is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (project: 628582). BEK is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program and an Ian Scott Mental Health PhD Scholarship, Australian Rotary Health. MB is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellowship (APP1059660 and APP1156072). OMD is supported by a R.D. Wright NHMRC Biomedical Research Fellowship (APP1145634). JAP currently receives funding as a CI for two NHMRC projects (APP1104438 and APP1103242) and HJJ currently receives funding as a CI for three NHMRC projects (1,102,595, 1,128,626, 1,144,022), although these grants are not related to the current study. HK-H is supported by the Paivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation and the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation. LJWis supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1064272) and a NHMRC Investigator grant (1174060).