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Personality Disorders
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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 |
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Histrionic
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Dependent |
| Avoidant |
Obsessive-Compulsive |
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Author: Sydney Cohen, MD
Associate Medical Director-Value Options
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