依据美国的研究,DSM-IV人格障碍患病率从9%[8]Samuels J, Eaton WW, Bienvenu OJ 3rd, et al. Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in a community sample. Br J Psychiatry. 2002 Jun;180(6):536-42.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/prevalence-and-correlates-of-personality-disorders-in-a-community-sample/AC92D57C0EAE3C701EE57B5F7FBC9DAB/core-readerhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12042233?tool=bestpractice.com 至 11.2%。[9]Crawford T, Cohen P, Johnson J, et al. Self-reported personality disorder in the children in the community sample: convergent and prospective validity in late adolescence and adulthood. J Pers Disord. 2005 Feb;19(1):30-52.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15899719?tool=bestpractice.com 一项大规模社区研究,由受过训练的非专业访谈者使用结构化访谈,得到所有人格障碍的患病率为14.79%。[10]Grant B, Hasin D, Stinson F, et al. Prevalence, correlates, and disability of personality disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Jul;65(7):948-58.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291684?tool=bestpractice.com 然而,在研究的第二阶段,关于痛苦和损伤的等级应用更严格的标准,所有的人格障碍患病率为9.1%。[11]Trull TJ, Jahng S, Tomko RL, et al. Revised NESARC personality disorder diagnoses: gender, prevalence, and comorbidity with substance dependence disorders. J Pers Disord. 2010 Aug;24(4):412-26.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20695803?tool=bestpractice.com 分裂样人格障碍男性更常见,分裂型人格障碍诊断男女等同。[11]Trull TJ, Jahng S, Tomko RL, et al. Revised NESARC personality disorder diagnoses: gender, prevalence, and comorbidity with substance dependence disorders. J Pers Disord. 2010 Aug;24(4):412-26.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20695803?tool=bestpractice.com 反社会型人格障碍男性比女性更流行。[10]Grant B, Hasin D, Stinson F, et al. Prevalence, correlates, and disability of personality disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Jul;65(7):948-58.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291684?tool=bestpractice.com[12]Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, et al. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 15;62(6):553-64.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2044500/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17217923?tool=bestpractice.com 与女性相比,也发现男性在A类(奇特/古怪)和B类(表演型)障碍中有更高的比率。[8]Samuels J, Eaton WW, Bienvenu OJ 3rd, et al. Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in a community sample. Br J Psychiatry. 2002 Jun;180(6):536-42.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/prevalence-and-correlates-of-personality-disorders-in-a-community-sample/AC92D57C0EAE3C701EE57B5F7FBC9DAB/core-readerhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12042233?tool=bestpractice.com 反社会型人格患病率表现出随年龄增长呈下降趋势。[8]Samuels J, Eaton WW, Bienvenu OJ 3rd, et al. Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in a community sample. Br J Psychiatry. 2002 Jun;180(6):536-42.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/prevalence-and-correlates-of-personality-disorders-in-a-community-sample/AC92D57C0EAE3C701EE57B5F7FBC9DAB/core-readerhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12042233?tool=bestpractice.com[12]Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, et al. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 15;62(6):553-64.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2044500/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17217923?tool=bestpractice.com 除了回避型人格障碍外,[10]Grant B, Hasin D, Stinson F, et al. Prevalence, correlates, and disability of personality disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Jul;65(7):948-58.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291684?tool=bestpractice.com 在其他大多数人格障碍患者中都可见此类情况。[10]Grant B, Hasin D, Stinson F, et al. Prevalence, correlates, and disability of personality disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Jul;65(7):948-58.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291684?tool=bestpractice.com 一项纵向研究显示,22~33 岁人群的患病率有所下降。[9]Crawford T, Cohen P, Johnson J, et al. Self-reported personality disorder in the children in the community sample: convergent and prospective validity in late adolescence and adulthood. J Pers Disord. 2005 Feb;19(1):30-52.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15899719?tool=bestpractice.com 欧洲研究已经发现可比较的患病率和B类障碍中,更年轻的年龄组别[13]Torgersen S, Kringlen E, Cramer V. The prevalence of personality disorders in a community sample. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 Jun;58(6):590-6.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11386989?tool=bestpractice.com[14]Coid J, Yang M, Tyrer P, et al. Prevalence and correlates of personality disorder in Great Britain. Br J Psychiatry. 2006 May;188(5):423-31.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/prevalence-and-correlates-of-personality-disorder-in-great-britain/A9F8F2585369857C24C2C46672EECF6E/core-readerhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648528?tool=bestpractice.com 有更高的患病率。[14]Coid J, Yang M, Tyrer P, et al. Prevalence and correlates of personality disorder in Great Britain. Br J Psychiatry. 2006 May;188(5):423-31.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/prevalence-and-correlates-of-personality-disorder-in-great-britain/A9F8F2585369857C24C2C46672EECF6E/core-readerhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648528?tool=bestpractice.com 不同类别人格障碍患病率从B类的1.5%到C类的6.0%不等。[12]Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, et al. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 15;62(6):553-64.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2044500/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17217923?tool=bestpractice.com 在不同人种特异的患病率方面研究受限且不一致。[10]Grant B, Hasin D, Stinson F, et al. Prevalence, correlates, and disability of personality disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2004 Jul;65(7):948-58.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15291684?tool=bestpractice.com[12]Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, et al. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 15;62(6):553-64.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2044500/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17217923?tool=bestpractice.com 应用损伤标准,所有人格障碍发病率从亚洲/夏威夷本土/其他太平洋岛民、非西班牙人的5.31%到美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加本土人、非西班牙人的17.37%。[11]Trull TJ, Jahng S, Tomko RL, et al. Revised NESARC personality disorder diagnoses: gender, prevalence, and comorbidity with substance dependence disorders. J Pers Disord. 2010 Aug;24(4):412-26.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20695803?tool=bestpractice.com 一篇有关 15 项研究的综述(有 5 个被认为具备高质量)得出人格障碍的患病率,在非裔美国人中比在白人中低的结论,有限的数据限制了进一步结论的得出。[15]McGilloway A, Hall RE, Lee T, et al. A systematic review of personality disorder, race and ethnicity: prevalence, aetiology and treatment. BMC Psychiatry. 2010 May 11;10:33.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20459788?tool=bestpractice.com