Cluster A personality pathology in social anxiety disorder: A comparison with panic disorder

Mia Skytte O’Toole Mia Skytte O’Toole, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]

Mikkel Arendt Mikkel Arendt, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Hanne Nørr Fentz Hanne Nørr Fentz, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Esben Hougaard Esben Hougaard, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Nicole K. Rosenberg Nicole K Rosenberg, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, and Clinic for Anxiety Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark

Abstract

Background: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been associated with cluster A personality disorder (PD) traits, mainly paranoid and schizoid traits. Aim: The aim of the study was to further investigate cluster A personality pathology in patients with SAD. Methods: Self-reported PD traits were investigated in a clinical sample of 161 participants with SAD and in a clinical comparison group of 145 participants with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PAD). Results: A diagnosis of SAD was associated with more paranoid and schizotypal PD traits, and an association between depression and personality pathology could indicate a state-effect of depression on PD traits. Conclusions: Patients with SAD had more cluster A personality pathology than patients with PAD, with the most solid indication for paranoid personality pathology.

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The authors would like to thank Associate Professor Thomas Nielsen and Patrick O’Toole for helpful comments during preparation of the manuscript.

Disclosure of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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