Research Article

Personality Pathology Predicts Outcomes in a Treatment-Seeking Sample with Bipolar I Disorder

Table 2

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting psychosocial functioning, manic and depressive symptoms, and percent time symptomatic from personality pathology.

Psychosocial functioning
4-month followup28-month followup

Predictor: PD pathology sr2 sr2
 Overall−0.030.000.100.01

Manic symptoms
4-month followup28-month followup

Predictor: PD pathology sr2 sr2
 Overall0.120.010.020.00

Depressive symptoms
4-month followup28-month followup

Predictor: PD pathology sr2 sr2
 Overall 0.47**0.16 0.41*0.14
  Cluster Aa 0.120.01 0.47**0.19
  Cluster Ba 0.170.02 0.260.03
  Cluster Ca0.36*0.09 −0.090.00

Percent time symptomatic

Predictor: PD pathology sr2
 Overall 0.27*0.06
  Cluster Ab 0.150.02
  Cluster Bb0.160.01
  Cluster Cb 0.280.04

P< 0.10. *P< 0.05. **P< 0.01.
aClusters were entered as simultaneous predictors.
bClusters were entered as simultaneous predictors.