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Personality Disorders

Personality disorders involve inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that make it difficult to cope with daily life. They are usually diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood when these patterns cause problems in all areas of life. There are 10 types of personality disorders split into 3 categories related to suspicious, emotional/impulsive, or anxious tendencies. While personality disorders can be controversial diagnoses due to labeling concerns, treatment options aim to change patterns of thinking and behavior through therapies like CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy.

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Personality Disorders

Personality disorders involve inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that make it difficult to cope with daily life. They are usually diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood when these patterns cause problems in all areas of life. There are 10 types of personality disorders split into 3 categories related to suspicious, emotional/impulsive, or anxious tendencies. While personality disorders can be controversial diagnoses due to labeling concerns, treatment options aim to change patterns of thinking and behavior through therapies like CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy.

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Personality Disorders

What is Personality Disorder?


Personality disorders are when patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are more
difficult to change. People can have a limited range of emotions, attitude and
behaviour to cope with everyday life. They may find it difficult due to their beliefs and
attitudes differing from others.
A diagnosis applies when;
It is impacting upon a person in all aspects of their life all the time.
It doesnt apply when;
there has been a recent life event, for example a traumatic incident or
physical injury
Onset;
Usually in adolescent years/early adulthood
Can start in childhood
Different types of Personality Disorder
There are 10 types spilt into 3 categories (DSM V)
Suspicious
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Antisocial

Emotional & Impulsive


Borderline
Historionic
Narcissistic

Anxious
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive
Compulsive

Why diagnosis is sometimes seen to be controversial?

It is not accepted by some specialists


It can lead to labelling (with negative associations for the individual)
It can be mistakenly diagnosed
It can sometimes be associated with crime

What can cause a Personality Disorder?

Family circumstances (this may include a difficult childhood, for example


abuse)
Trauma (repeated early childhood trauma, this do not include abuse, but
could be, for example, a major traumatic incident/bereavement
Genetics and Inheritance

What treatment is used?

DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)


CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
CAT (Cognitive Analytic Therapy)
Psychodynamic Therapy
Mentalization
Group Therapy
Therapeutic Communities
Art Therapy

Local Support Groups


Medication there are no specific personality disorder medications, however
Doctors/Psychiatrists may prescribe to treat other issues that come along with
the Personality Disorder. They can be used to treat irritability, depression,
psychotic episodes and to stabilise mood.

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