Research Article

Personality Disorders in Persons with Gender Identity Disorder

Table 1

Comparative statistical analysis of presence of PDs in GID persons versus cisgender heterosexuals.

PD typeGroupP
GID
N (%)
Heterosexual
N (%)

Avoidant8 (26,7%)1 (3,3%)0.007*
Dependent3 (10%)1 (3,3%)0.290 (n.s.)
Obsessive-
compulsive
9 (30%)5 (16,7%)0.222 (n.s.)
Paranoid13 (43,3%)2 (6,7%)0.001*
Schizoid5 (16,7%)1 (3,3%)0.073 (n.s.)
Schizotypal2 (6,7%)0 (0%)0.092 (n.s.)
Histrionic5 (16,7%)5 (16,7%)0.999 (n.s.)
Narcissistic4 (13,3%)2 (6,7%)0.385 (n.s.)
Borderline10 (33,3%)4 (13,3%)0.067 (n.s.)
(n.s.) > 0,05
Impulsive3 (10,0%)2 (6,7%)0.639 (n.s.)
Antisocial0 (0%)0 (0%)0.999 (n.s.)

Significant.
n.s.: nonsignificant.