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Maladaptive personality disorder
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glen Elliottanswered
Child Psychiatry 44 years experience
Longstanding traits: Personality disorders are characterized by longstanding behaviors that lead to impairments because of a person's interactional style and temperament. ... Read More
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Personality Disorder: Is inflexible pattern of perceiving, interpreting & communicating with others that results in distress or interferes with one's daily functioning.
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Dr. Lynne Weixelanswered
Clinical Psychology 37 years experience
The way you are: A Personality Disorder develops over time over time. It leads to difficulties from dysfunctiona l interactional styles and temperament. There are seve... Read More
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Reynoldsanswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Multifactorial: Frontal, temporal, and parietal lobe abnormalities may be seen possibly due to perinatal injury, encephalitis, trauma, or genetics. May also see dim... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Andrew Berryanswered
Clinical Psychology 15 years experience
Borderline: There is no easy answer to this. Personality disorders, as well as the human condition in general are shaped by genetic factors in combination with en... Read More
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Borderline: Personality disorders are enduring, inflexible patterns of inner experience & behavior causing significant distress in relationships, work, & other ... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Charles Barnhartanswered
49 years experience
A quick answer: Google the following: "borderline personality disorder" and dsm. You'll find all the criteria psychiatrist use to make that diagnosis. You'll also get... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Andrew Berryanswered
Clinical Psychology 15 years experience
Borderline: Intense fear of abandonment, being manipulative, impulsivity, a tendency to think of people and things in all good or all bad terms, self mutilating b... Read More
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Lavianswered
Clinical Psychology 36 years experience
People who have no: Conscience, break the law with no concern for others, con men have antisocial personality disorder. It is very hard to treat since they believe their ... Read More
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Personality Disorder: I don't consider it to be an illness. Everyone has a personality. All of us have unique personalities. An individual with a personality disorder has ... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Personality DO: Depends on the personality disorder type. In general, personality do symptoms are chronic enduring maladaptive behavioral patterns that cause distress... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dheeraj Rainaanswered
Psychiatry 30 years experience
Therapy is key: Long-term psychotherapy is key to treatment of personality disorder though meds may have a role to play for certain symptoms. Mindfulness training can... Read More
4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Satulovskyanswered
Psychiatry 29 years experience
See a Dr: A psychiatric evaluation would clarify this diagnosis and also help you develop a treatment plan if needed. See a psychiatrist. Good luck.
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Personality DO: Work with psychotherapist experienced in treating personality disorders, especially dialectical behavior therapy.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Lavianswered
Clinical Psychology 36 years experience
It is hard: Personality disorders are difficult to live with and hard to treat. Usually if u have a personality disorder u do not realize that u have a problem, p... Read More
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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