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personality disorder case studies
The following personality disorder case descriptions are based on observations and discussions with people suffering from personality disorder and rely heavily on the courage and honesty of many clients both during therapy and in service user forums. Personality disorder has its roots in childhood and adolescence, when the personality is developing. Commonly, those with personality […]
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personality disorder classifications
HOW PERSONALITY DISORDER IS CLASSIFIED The International Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10)defines a personality disorder as: A severe disturbance in the Carachterological condition and behavioural tendenciesof the individual usually involving several areas of the personality and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption. (World Health Organization1992).The fourth edition of the Diagnostic […]
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Personality disorder treatment options
This section outlines the main treatment approaches adopted when working with people with personality disorders and discusses their relative efficacy. Behavioural and cognitive approaches There is evidence that behavioural and cognitive approaches can be effective in the treatment of people with personality disorders. The main approaches evaluated include schemafocused therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and long-term […]
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Legal status of personality disorder
Within England and Wales there has been a legal classification of ‘psychopathic disorder’ since the Mental Health Act was passed into law. This included the concept of the compulsory admission of people deemed to have ‘persistent disorders of mind which resulted in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the patient, and […]
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Definitions of personality disorder
Personality disorder is a clinical construct used to describe various clusters of human behaviour and experience that are generally regarded as functionally impaired or psychologically distressing, and that arise from inflexible and maladaptive personality traits. It should be noted that personality disorders are descriptions of a narrow section of generally recognizable personalities that are of […]
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The concept of the personality goes directly to essence of what we are as human beings. Questions such as, Who we are? How well we know ourselves? or, How well do others know us? are commonly asked but prove difficult to answer. Personality then is what makes us who we are, and makes us different […]
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Psychological interventions for personality disorder
From the relatively limited evidence to date (referring largely to borderline personality disorder), psychological approaches are preferable to drug treatments which are seen largely as adjunctive. Specialist services have been described involving focused psychodynamic psychotherapy following brief inpatient admission, supported by attendance at a structured day programme. Whilst benefi ts in mood and reduction in […]
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Prerequisites for diagnosis of personality disorder
Prerequisites for diagnosis of personality disorder as follows: Patient displays a pattern of behaviour perception of self, others and the environment emotional response that is evident in early life pervasive a deviation from patient’s cultural norm persists into adulthood infl exible and leads to distress to self, others or society dysfunction in interpersonal, social or […]
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Assessment of personality disorder
Patients with personality disorder may present with a range of behavioural, emotional or associated problems. Enduring personality changes Previous personality may change permanently after catastrophic experiences in adult life (such as hostage-taking, torture or other disaster) or severe mental illness Common presentations of personality disorder Aggression Anxiety and depression Bingeing, vomiting, purging and other eating […]
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What is Borderline Personality Disorder
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER is a term that identifies a heterogenous group of patients with serious character pathology and behavioral dis- turbances. The main features of this disorder are behavior that is impulsive, dramatic, and often self- destructive; moods that are labile and reactive to life circumstances; interpersonal relationships that are stormy; and a sense of […]
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