TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Hypomanic symptoms predict an increase in narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder features in suicidal young adults
JO  - Depression and anxiety
A1  - Shahar, Golan
A1  - Scotti, Margaret-Ann
A1  - Rudd, Michael David
A1  - Joiner, Thomas E.
SP  - 892
EP  - 898
VL  - 25
IS  - 10
N2  - Consistent with the "scar hypothesis", according to which mood depression might impact personality, we examined the effect of unipolar and hypomanic mood disturbances on cluster B (i.e., narcissistic, histrionic, and borderline) personality disorder features. Data from 113 suicidal young adults were utilized, and cross-lagged associations between unipolar and hypomanic mood disturbances and cluster B personality disorder features were examined using manifest-variable structural equation modeling (SEM). Hypomanic symptoms predicted an increase in narcissistic and histrionic personality disorder features over the Time 1-Time 2 period, as well as an increase in narcissistic personality disorder features over the Time 1-Time 3 period. Unipolar depressive symptoms and borderline features were reciprocally and longitudinally associated, albeit at different time periods. The sample distinct features restrict generalization of the findings. An exclusive use of self-report measures might have contributed to shared method variance. Results are consistent with the notion that hypomanic symptoms increase narcissistic personality disorder tendencies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1091-4269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20363
ID  - ref1
ER  -