L12: Personality Disorders Flashcards
Def of Personality Disorders
Classification of Personality Disorders
Epidemeology of Personality Disorders
Prevalence estimates for any personality disorder is 9.1%
- with Cluster A personality disorders at 5.7% (~ 6%).
- with Cluster B at 1.5%. (lowest)
- with Cluster C at 6%.
- The prevalence for any personality disorder ranges from 9%-15%.
Prognosis of Personality Disorders
Comorbidity in Personality Disorders
- Personality disorders are highly co-morbid with other personality disorders, and there is high overlap between the different clusters.
what are Personality Traits?
- They are an enduring, repetitive pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself. Personality traits are not disorders
DSM 5 Criteria of Personality Disorders
Whenever diagnosing a personality disorder, the clinician must consider …….
the ethnic, cultural, and social background of the individual.
Personality disorders should not be confused with problems associated with cultural adaption following immigration or with the expression of habits, customs, or religious and political values by the individual’s culture of origin.
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Certain personality disorders such as antisocial personality disorder are diagnosed much more frequently in ……
males
Others personality disorders, such as borderline, histrionic, and dependent personality disorders are diagnosed more frequently in ……
females
DDx of Personality Disorders
- Personality change due to another medical condition
- Other mental disorders and personality traits
- Psychotic disorders
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Substance use disorders
Although this may reflect true differences in prevalence between genders, it is important to not over diagnose or underdiagnose personality disorders because of social stereotypes about typical gender roles and behaviors
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How is Personality change due to another medical condition Diffrentiated from Personality Disorders?
- When personality changes occur due to the physiological or neuropsychiatric effects of another medical condition (e.g.traumatic brain injury or brain metastases), this diagnosis should be used instead.
How is Other mental disorders and personality traits Diffrentiated from Personality Disorders?