Personality disorders

Personality disorders: Introduction

A group of mental conditions characterized by abnormal experiences or behaviour with respect to thinking, mood, personal relations and impulse control. People with personality disorders have a long-term history of behaviors and experiences that don't conform to the expectations of their culture or society. The behaviour of sufferers can cause them stress or reduced ability with respect to their personal, social and working life. Examples of personality disorders include avoidant personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Symptoms of Personality disorders

• Inappropriate behaviour
• Selfishness
• Inflexibility
• Compulsive
• Defensive
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 14 symptoms of Personality disorders

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Personality disorders:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
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  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Personality disorders

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Personality disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Personality disorders
• Hidden causes of Personality disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Personality disorders: Self Assessment Tools

• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Personality disorders: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Personality disorders: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Personality disorders

Rare seizure-less epilepsy misdiagnosed as various conditions: A complex partial seizure disorder, such as temporal lobe epilepsy can be misdiagnosed as various conditions. Some of...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help from their...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis of...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis of depression or symptoms...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders)....read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Personality disorders

Personality disorders: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Personality disorders

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Personality disorders:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Personality disorders, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Personality disorders: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Personality disorders

Read more about causes of Personality disorders.

More information about causes of Personality disorders:

• Personality disorders as a complication caused by other conditions
• Personality disorders as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Personality disorders

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Personality disorders

Medical research articles related to Personality disorders include:

• Major depression in adults in primary care.
• Hospital admissions for self harm after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care: cohort study.
• What are the most effective treatments for impulsivity (personality disorder)?
• Transference Interpretations in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Do They Really Yield Sustained Effects?
• Parental psychiatric disorders associated with autism spectrum disorders in the offspring
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Personality disorders

Patient Surveys for Personality disorders

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Personality disorders
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Reseach about Personality disorders

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Clinical Trials for Personality disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Personality disorders include:

• Guanfacine for Improving Cognitive Symptoms in People With Schizotypal Personality Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Guanfacine
• Pergolide for Cognitive Symptoms in Schizotypal Personality Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pergolide
• Effectiveness of Group Based Schema Therapy in the Treatment of Personality Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Quetiapine Treatment for Symptoms Associated With Borderline Personality Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Quetiapine Fumarate
• User Satisfaction Survey - Personality Disorder Service - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 42 Clinical Trials for Personality disorders

Statistics for Personality disorders

• Medical statistics for Personality disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Personality disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Personality disorders
• Society statistics for Personality disorders

Personality disorders: Broader Related Topics

• Mental illness
• Emotional disorders
• Psychological disorders
• Psychiatric disorders
• more types...»

Types of Personality disorders

Types of Personality disorders

• Borderline personaliy disorder
• Antisocial personality disorder
• Conduct disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Multiple personality disorder
• more types...»

See full list of 15 Types of Personality disorders

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