TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 17 IS - 1 PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/5/01 TI - Personality Disorders and Coping Strategies in Female Sex-workers TT - اختلال‌های شخصیتی و شیوه‌های رویارویی در زنان روسپی N2 - Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the rate of personality disorders and coping strategies in female sex-workers. Method: In this observational cross-sectional study 30 female sex-workers who were selected using convenience sampling, completed the Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV axis II disorders (SCID-II) and Billings Coping Style Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The findings showed a prevalence of 90% for personality disorders, with passive- aggressive personality disorder having the highest prevalence of 53.3%. Also, schizotypal personality disorder was not present in subjects. Among coping strategies, emotion-focused coping (56.7%) and somatization-focused coping (23.3%) were the most prevalent. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of personality disorder among female sex-workers and their high use of emotion-focused coping in confronting life events, training this group with coping and problem solving skills is recommended. SP - 71 EP - 75 AU - Ansari, Sara AU - Gharraee, Banafsheh AU - Afsar-Kazerouni, Parvin AD - Department of Mental Health, KW - sex-worker KW - personality KW - coping UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1319-en.html ER -