Personality disorders

Personality Disorders
A 2000 study reported that people with eating disorders tended to share similar personality traits, including low self-esteem, dependency, and problems with self-direction.
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Personality disorders are chronic patterns of behavior that cause lasting problems with work and relationships.
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Personality disorders
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Ten personality disorders, grouped into 3 clusters, are defined in the DSM-IV:
Cluster A -- Odd or eccentric behavior.
Includes:
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder ...
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Somatoform disorders often coexist with personality disorders because of the chicken-and-egg relationship between physical illness and certain types of character structure or personality traits.
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The health care professional may explore whether the person has other problems that need treatment, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders or substance abuse.
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For an overview of the debate on personality disorders and the health service, read The Maudsley's Discussion Papers.
This article was last reviewed in October 2005.
First published in June 2000.
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The comorbidity of depression, anxiety, and personality disorders in alcoholics and other patients with substance abuse histories is extremely high.
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Henderson et al., Neurosis and the Social Environment (1982); J. Lopez Pinero, The Historical Origins of the Concept of Neurosis (tr. 1983); G. Russell, ed. The Neuroses and Personality Disorders (1984).
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impulsive behaviors, such as excessive spending, binge eating and risky sex. BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric problems, particularly bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and other personality disorders.
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Poor results were found to be associated with a divorced marital status and unemployment, diffuse complaints, post surgery status, a high predominance of psychological factors,and personality disorders.
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