Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of personality
disorders in male prisoners in Shahr-e-Kord prison. Method: 203 men, 16 years or older
were selected through a systemic random procedure as the subjects of the study. They were
then assessed by a clinical interview checklist based on ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Where
there was a discrepancy on diagnosis, MMPI-2 was used as an aid. Findings: The
prevalence of personality disorder was 55.2% amongst the subjects. The most prevalent
