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According to the dsm IV tr, a personality disorder is: an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.

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44 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Mental disorder

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Head

Types of

Narcissistic personality
Condition

Symptoms

Feeling anxious
Impulsive or reckless behavior
Paranoia
Paranoid behavior

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Personality disorder
Antipsychotics
Pharmacotherapy

Other treatments

Hospitalization
Patient communication
Psychotherapy
Drug abuse treatment centers/programs
Psychiatry

Tests

Urine drug screen
Mood disorder questionnaire
Patient health questionnaire (PHQ 9)

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