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01-02-2018 | Short Communication
Stability of the Pregnancy Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Symptoms Checklist
Authors:
Kiki E. M. van Broekhoven, Annemiek Karreman, Esther E. Hartman, Victor J. M. Pop
Published in:
Archives of Women's Mental Health
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Issue 1/2018
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Abstract
Because stability over time is central to the definition of personality disorder, aim of the current study was to determine the stability of the Pregnancy Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) Symptoms Checklist (N = 199 women). Strong positive correlations between assessments at 32 weeks of pregnancy and 2 and 3–3.5 years after childbirth were found (r between .62–.72), and the group mean score did not change over time. The Pregnancy OCPD Symptoms Checklist assesses stable, trait-like symptoms of OCPD.