Age of Onset of Mood Disorders and Complexity of Personality Traits
Table 2
Comparison between PD Simple and PD Complex.
PD Simplea ()
PD Complexb ()
Effect Size
Gender (F)
57 (65.5%)
51 (72.9%)
.324
.006
Duration episodes >3 months
30 (34.5%)
34 (48.6%)
.074
.020
Age of MD onset
39.62 (16.04)
31.47 (14.62)
.001
.065
Number of episodes annual
0.59 (0.51)
0.68 (0.65)
.314
.007
Age of survey
58.48 (12.48)
53.60 (13.91)
.022
.033
MCMI-III Personality Disorder Elevationsc
(1) Schizoid
4 (4.6%)
3 (4.3%)
.925
<.001
(2A) Avoidant
7 (8.0%)
30 (42.9%)
<.001
.166
(2B) Depressive
1 (1.1%)
25 (37.1%)
<.001
.224
(3) Dependent
11 (12.6%)
31 (44.3%)
<.001
.126
(4) Histrionic
7 (8.0%)
10 (14.3%)
.211
.010
(5) Narcissistic
9 (10.3%)
8 (11.4%)
.828
<.003
(6A) Antisocial
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
—
—
(6B) Aggressive
1 (1.1%)
1 (1.4%)
—
—
(7) Compulsive
37 (42.5%)
24 (34.3%)
.292
.007
(8A) Negativistic
4 (4.6%)
7 (10.0%)
.187
.011
(8B) Self-defeating
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
—
—
S. Schizotypal
1 (1.1%)
2 (2.9%)
—
—
C. Borderline
4 (4.6%)
14 (20.0%)
.003
.058
P. Paranoid
1 (1.1%)
9 (13.0%)
.003
.057
aParticipants with one elevation on the MCMI-III.
bParticipants with more than one elevation on the MCMI-III.
cBase rate 85. χ² and φ² were used for the comparison of categorical variables. ANOVA test and η² were used for the comparison of continues variables.
