Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 206-215 , May 2000

Patterns of covariation of DSM-IV personality disorders in a mixed psychiatric sample

  • Andrea Fossati

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Cesare Maffei

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Cesare Mafei, M.D., Servizio di Psicologia Clinica e Psicoterapia, Istituto Scientifico San Rafaele-DSNP, via Luigi Prinetti, 29, 20127 Milano,Ital.
    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Maria Bagnato

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Marco Battaglia

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Deborah Donati

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Michela Donini

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Monica Fiorilli

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Liliana Novella

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy
    • ,
  • Federico Prolo

      Affiliations

    • From the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, Faculty of Psychology, “Vita Salute” San Rafaele University, Milan,Italy
    • Institute of Psychology University of Urbino, Urbino,Italy

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Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 206-215 , May 2000

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