Research Article

Personality Disorders in Persons with Gender Identity Disorder

Table 2

Comparative statistical analysis of presence of PDs in GID persons versus cisgender heterosexuals related to male sex (Male—M).

PD typeGroup/sexP
GID/MtF
N (%)
Heterosexual/M
N (%)

Avoidant5 (23,8%)0 (0%)0.015*
Dependent2 (9,5%)0 (0%)0.135 (n.s.)
Obsessive-
compulsive
6 (28,6%)3 (20,0%)0.555 (n.s.)
Paranoid9 (42,9%)1 (6,7%)0.011*
Schizoid4 (19,0%)0 (0%)0.031*
Schizotypal2 (9,5%)0 (0%)0.135 (n.s.)
Histrionic4 (4,8%)2 (13,3%)0.362 (n.s.)
Narcissistic1 (4,8%)1 (6,7%)0.807 (n.s.)
Borderline8 (38,1%)0 (0%)0.001*
Impulsive3 (14,3%)0 (0%)0.064 (n.s.)
Antisocial0 (0%)0 (0%)

Significant.
n.s.: nonsignificant.