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Advances in treatment of borderline personality disorder
• Psychiatric Disorders • • Personality Disorders • Jan 10 06

An editorial in the January 2006 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry concludes that mental health professionals should be optimistic about improvements in the treatment of borderline personality disorder…


 

Personality Disorders
• Psychiatric Disorders • • Personality Disorders • Dec 04 05

Clinical Manifestations
Personality disorders are characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and interpersonal behavior that are relatively inflexible and cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress for the individual. The observed behaviors are not secondary…


 

Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • • Histrionic Personality Disorder • Nov 28 05

Individuals with histrionic personality disorder have excessive superficial emotionality and a powerful need for attention.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is 2% to 3% of the general population. In clinical settings, the diagnosis…


 

Personality Disorders: Management
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Because personality may have temperamental components and is developed over a lifetime of interacting with the environment, personality disorders are generally resistant to treatment. In general, psychotherapy is recommended for most personality disorders. Psychodynamically…


 

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

These individuals are perfectionists who require a great deal of order and control.

Epidemiology
The estimated prevalence is 1 % in the general population. Men are diagnosed with obsessive- compulsive personality…


 

Dependent Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Individuals with dependent personality disorder are extremely needy, relying on others for emotional support and decision making.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is 15% to 20%, 2% to 3% clinically.

Etiology

 

Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Individuals with avoidant personality disorder desire relationships but avoid them because of the anxiety produced by their sense of inadequacy.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is 0.5% to 1 % of the general…


 

Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder appear arrogant and entitled but suffer from extremely low self-esteem.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is estimated at 1 % in the general population and 2% to 16%…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Individuals with borderline personality disorder suffer from instability in relationships, self-image, affect, and impulse control.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is 1 % to 2% of the general population.

Etiology
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Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASP)
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASP)
Individuals with ASP repetitively disregard the rules and laws of society and rarely experience remorse for their actions.

Epidemiology
Antisocial personality disorder is present…


 

Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Individuals with schizoid personality disorder are emotionally detached and prefer to be left alone.

Epidemiology
Estimates of lifetime prevalence range as high as 7.5% of the general population,…


 

Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Paranoid Personality Disorder

People with paranoid personality disorder are distrustful and suspicious and anticipate harm and betrayal.

Epidemiology
Paranoid personality disorder has a lifetime prevalence of 0.5% to 2.5% of the…


 

Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders • Nov 28 05

Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder have odd thoughts, affects, perceptions, and beliefs.

Epidemiology
Lifetime prevalence is 3% of the general population.

Etiology
Studies demonstrate interfamilial aggregation of this…


 
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