Comorbid personality disorders in patients with bipolar I disorder after treatment of manic phase

The comorbidity of personality disorders is a common phenomenon among bipolar patients. The purpose of this study was to present the frequencies of personality disorders in a sample of bipolar I patients after treatment of manic phase in patients consulted Farshchian Hospital in Hamadan. In this cross-sectional study of 101 adult patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in the manic phase of hospitalization in Farshchian psychiatric hospital in Hamadan city assessed according DSM-IV after treatment of manic phase in 2012 by means of Millon clinical multiaxial inventory-3. Data analysis by frequency and chi square. the overall frequency of personality disorder was (44. 6%). The most common personality disorder cluster was cluster B (32. 7%)، followed by cluster C (6. 9%) and a cluster (1%). Frequency of personality disorder was significantly high in patients with having family history of psychiatric disorder. The prevalence of cluster B personality disorder was high in the younger patients and (A + B) personality disorder was high in the older patients. Overall، the presence of comorbidities in BPD has negative prognostic implications for psychological health and for medical well-being. Clinicians should consider the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders in patients.