Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017

Background: Personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving may be seen. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. Limited research has been done on the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Nastaran Ahmadi, Parvaneh Rashidpour, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Javad Aardeshirpay, Hosein Abouzari, Masoud Mirzaei, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi, Mohammadhadi Farahzadi
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Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health
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Online Access:http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-231-en.pdf
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author Nastaran Ahmadi
Parvaneh Rashidpour
Mohammadreza Mohammadi
Javad Aardeshirpay
Hosein Abouzari
Masoud Mirzaei
Amir Houshang Mehrparvar
Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi
Mohammadhadi Farahzadi
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Parvaneh Rashidpour
Mohammadreza Mohammadi
Javad Aardeshirpay
Hosein Abouzari
Masoud Mirzaei
Amir Houshang Mehrparvar
Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi
Mohammadhadi Farahzadi
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description Background: Personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving may be seen. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. Limited research has been done on the prevalence of personality disorders in Iran. This study aims at investigating the prevalence of personality disorders among males and females between the ages 15 and 65 in Yazd, Iran. Methods: The dataset for this cross-sectional study was extracted from a dataset of a national survey conducted on personality disorders of Iranians. The contents relevant to Yazd City were included here with a sample of 1827 people. Among the participants, 852 males and 975 females answered the personality disorders questionnaire (MILON). Results: Findings indicated that except histrionic and narcissistic patterns, the high rate of the rest of patterns was greater among females, which indicated that in most cases females significantly suffered higher clinical-related personality disorders. Moreover, personality disorders were more prevalent among females (29.8) compared to males (24.3). Conclusion: This area requires extensive investigation. More evidence is needed regarding the differential impact of personality disorders regarding men and women in other areas of Iran.
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spelling doaj-art-e5da1d5b11414bce90bf3cf13b15d5a72025-08-20T02:48:03ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Social Behavior and Community Health2783-21042023-11-017211071117Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017Nastaran Ahmadi0Parvaneh Rashidpour1Mohammadreza Mohammadi2Javad Aardeshirpay3Hosein Abouzari4Masoud Mirzaei5Amir Houshang Mehrparvar6Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi7Mohammadhadi Farahzadi8 Cardiovascular Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of psychiatry, Reserch center of addiction and behavioral sciences,Shahid Sadoughi, University of medical sciences,Yazd,Iran. Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Education and Psychology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran Department of psychiatry, Reserch center of addiction and behavioral sciences,Shahid Sadoughi, University of medical sciences,Yazd,Iran. Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Department of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Faculty of Education and Psychology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran Department of psychiatry, Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences,Yazd,Iran Background: Personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving may be seen. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. Limited research has been done on the prevalence of personality disorders in Iran. This study aims at investigating the prevalence of personality disorders among males and females between the ages 15 and 65 in Yazd, Iran. Methods: The dataset for this cross-sectional study was extracted from a dataset of a national survey conducted on personality disorders of Iranians. The contents relevant to Yazd City were included here with a sample of 1827 people. Among the participants, 852 males and 975 females answered the personality disorders questionnaire (MILON). Results: Findings indicated that except histrionic and narcissistic patterns, the high rate of the rest of patterns was greater among females, which indicated that in most cases females significantly suffered higher clinical-related personality disorders. Moreover, personality disorders were more prevalent among females (29.8) compared to males (24.3). Conclusion: This area requires extensive investigation. More evidence is needed regarding the differential impact of personality disorders regarding men and women in other areas of Iran.http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-231-en.pdfprevalencepersonality disorderspersonality testsiran
spellingShingle Nastaran Ahmadi
Parvaneh Rashidpour
Mohammadreza Mohammadi
Javad Aardeshirpay
Hosein Abouzari
Masoud Mirzaei
Amir Houshang Mehrparvar
Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi
Mohammadhadi Farahzadi
Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health
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personality disorders
personality tests
iran
title Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
title_full Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
title_fullStr Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
title_short Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Males and Females between the Ages of 15 and 65 in Yazd in 2017
title_sort prevalence of personality disorders among males and females between the ages of 15 and 65 in yazd in 2017
topic prevalence
personality disorders
personality tests
iran
url http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-231-en.pdf
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