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Jamaican substance abuse population

The Prevalence of Personality Disorder in a Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Population in Jamaica

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.078
Pages: 
458–62
Synopsis: 
The prevalence of personality disorder assessed by the Jamaica Personality Disorder Inventory (JPDI) and the consultant Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition-text revision (DSM IV-TR) instruments in Jamaica is comparable to the prevalence rate of studies in other countries in a similar population.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the prevalence of personality disorders in patients admitted to the psychiatric wards of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

Accepted: 
25 Mar, 2013
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e-Published: 26 Aug, 2013
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