Prevalencia de los trastornos de la personalidad en estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Medellín

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of personality disorders in university students in Medellín, Colombia. The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II (MCMI-II) (Millon, 1987a) was applied to 1907 students from six universities. The mean age was 22 years old, and the age range was between 16 and 63 years old. A database was built containing the following information: socio-demographic variables, direct scores and standardized scores for each disorder, and a new variable, called “cut-off point”, was established, which categorized the “presence” or “absence” of the disorders. A descriptive analysis was carried out to determine the disorders´ prevalence and the outcome, going from the strongest to the weakest, was: Borderline Personality Disorder, Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissist Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Aggressive-Sadistic Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Self-Destructive Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Schizoid Personality Disorder.

• Autores: Ferrer Botero, Alberto; Londoño Arredondo, Nora Helena; Álvarez Montoya, Gloria Estella; Arango Garcés, Luz Mariela; Calle Londoño, Harrison Nevardo; Cataño Berrío, Claudia María; Jaramillo Vargas, Henry Alberto; Orrego Peralta, Carlos Alberto; Vallejo Grisales, Lina Marcela; Villamizar Arenas, Rocenny; Bustamante Durán, Erika Yiseth; Bustamante Jaramillo, Mónica Lucía; Mejía Posada, Omar de Jesús; Trujillo Orrego, Natalia; Peláez Martínez, Isabel Cristina
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/7696
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/7696
• Palabra clave: Trastorno de personalidad; DSM-IV; DSM-V; Trastornos mentales
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/