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Personality Disorders


Personality disorders are defined as enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, have an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, are stable over time, and lead to distress or impairment. Personality disorders include the following specific types:
 

Paranoid Schizotypal
Schizoid Borderline
Antisocial Narcissistic
Histrionic Dependent
Avoidant Obsessive-Compulsive


Websites of Interest

MDLinx: Personality Disorder Resources Leaving Site
APA Online: Treatment for the ‘Untreatable’ Leaving Site

Author: Sydney Cohen, MD
Associate Medical Director-Value Options 

 
Last Reviewed: June 08, 2009