CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that childhood sexual and emotional abuse may be important factors that influence illness trajectory across the severity of disorders on schizophrenia spectrum. These findings have implications for understanding disease mechanisms and early prevention.

Personality pathology is a common and debilitating problem for many, and among the factors associated with personality pathology is trauma. Recent research on the association between personality pathology and trauma has highlighted the role of trauma perpetrated by a person whom the victim trusts and/or relies upon for support (i.e., betrayal trauma). There is an increasing number of studies on the association between betrayal trauma and a range of different forms of personality pathology,...

The study aims to estimate the societal costs of avoidant personality disorder (AvPD). Cross-sectional data on AvPD patients during 2017-2020 were retrieved from the quality register of the Norwegian Network for Personality Disorders. Cost estimations were based on a bottom-up approach, using a structured interview covering the 6-month period prior to initial assessment. Unit costs were retrieved from public records. The human capital approach was used to calculate productivity losses. Diagnoses...

The current study investigates the interplay between personality traits, personality disorders, and death anxiety in a sample of 2331 participants (49% males; 51% females) across two phases. The Death Anxiety Scale, the Psychosocial Personality Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire were utilized. The findings revealed significant predictive relationships between personality disorders and death anxiety. Positive correlations were observed between death anxiety and nine...