WITHDRAWN: Prevalence of personality traits and disorders among KSU medical students. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: a survival mechanism or a prerequisite?

Abstract

Background: A personality disorder (PD) is defined in the DSM-5 as a persistent pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of personality traits/disorders among medical students.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient clinic, Psychiatry Department, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The data were collected during an interview conducted by trained assessors under the supervising principal investigator, using a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V (SCID-5, produced by the American Psychiatry Association).Results: The prevalence of PDs among 252 medical students was determined including 44.05% males and 55.95% were females from 1st year to internship year. It was found that following personality disorders prevailed in the medical students; OCPD (21.8%), avoidant (6.7%), paranoid (2.8%), narcissistic, schizoid and borderline (2% each), dependent (0.8%), histrionic and schizotypal (both 0.4%), and antisocial (0%).Conclusion: The prevalence of PDs amongst medical students was remarkable. Approximately one in every five students had OCPD. It is recommended to implement screening tests for PDs in the students’ clinic.