Citation

Raynal P, Melioli T, Chabrol H. Bull. Menninger Clin. 2019; 83(4): 433-452.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Guilford Publications)

DOI

10.1521/bumc_2019_83_05

PMID

31380698

Abstract

Research is scarce regarding personality disorder traits of individuals with subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cluster analysis based on obsessional, schizotypal, and borderline personality and autism-spectrum features was conducted on the results for 118 students scoring above cutoff on the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised. This identified four groups: O, L, S, and A. One third of the sample was represented by individuals with obsessional traits (O), while another third was composed of individuals with low traits (L); the last two profiles corresponded to a cluster with autistic traits (A) and a group with schizotypal and borderline features (S), both clusters together comprising the remaining third. Significant differences were observed between groups, both on personality traits and on psychopathological symptoms. The S cluster displayed the highest scores of suicidality, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. This study identified meaningful profiles of personality disorder traits, distinct from obsessive-compulsive personality, in individuals with subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; Male; Universities; Students; Adolescent; Depression; Young Adult; Comorbidity; Suicidal Ideation; France; Borderline Personality Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; cluster analysis; borderline; schizotypy; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Schizotypal Personality Disorder; autism spectrum; Compulsive Personality Disorder; personality disorder traits