DSM V : The Ten Personality Disorders
Introduction
Personality disorders are a diagnostic category of psychiatric disorders that affect approximately 10% of the population (Torgersen, 2005). Since everyone has a personality, but not everyone has a personality disorder, these disorders are considered a variant form of normal, healthy personality
The diagnosis of personality disorders is often very complex as these disorders frequently co-occur with each other and with other psychiatric categories of disorders. The current diagnostic system of the DSM-5 relies upon a categorical approach.
The exact cause of personality disorders remains uncertain. However, it is clear there are both biological and, psychosocial factors that influence the development of personality and personality disorders
At one time personality disorders were thought to be untreatable. This is no longer the case. There are now several effective treatments for personality disorders. These treatments include: transference focused therapy (TFP), mentalization based therapy (MBT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and schema therapy. Pharmacological interventions are considered an adjunct to treatment
The four defining features of personality disorders. These are:
1) Distorted thinking patterns
2) Problematic emotional responses
3) Over- or under-regulated impulse control
4) Interpersonal difficulties
These four core features are common to all personality disorders. Before a diagnosis is made, a person must demonstrate significant and enduring difficulties in at least two of those four areas: Furthermore, personality disorders are not usually diagnosed in children because of the requirement that personality disorders represent enduring problems across time. These four key features combine in various ways to form ten specific personality disorders identified in DSM-5. Furthermore, to meet the diagnostic requirements for a psychiatric disorder, the symptoms must cause functional impairment and/or subjective distress. This means the symptoms are distressing to the person with the disorder and/or the symptoms make it difficult for them to function well in society.
The ten different personality disorders can be grouped into three clusters based on descriptive similarities within each cluster. These clusters are:
Cluster A (the "odd, eccentric" cluster);
Cluster B (the "dramatic, emotional, erratic" cluster); and,
Cluster C (the "anxious, fearful" cluster).
It is important to remember that everyone can exhibit some of these personality traits from time to time. To meet the diagnostic requirement of a personality disorder, these traits must be inflexible; i.e., they can be repeatedly observed without regard to time, place, or circumstance. Furthermore, these traits must cause functional impairment
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Introduction
Personality disorders are a diagnostic category of psychiatric disorders that affect approximately 10% of the population (Torgersen, 2005). Since everyone has a personality, but not everyone has a personality disorder, these disorders are considered a variant form of normal, healthy personality
The diagnosis of personality disorders is often very complex as these disorders frequently co-occur with each other and with other psychiatric categories of disorders. The current diagnostic system of the DSM-5 relies upon a categorical approach.
The exact cause of personality disorders remains uncertain. However, it is clear there are both biological and, psychosocial factors that influence the development of personality and personality disorders
At one time personality disorders were thought to be untreatable. This is no longer the case. There are now several effective treatments for personality disorders. These treatments include: transference focused therapy (TFP), mentalization based therapy (MBT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and schema therapy. Pharmacological interventions are considered an adjunct to treatment
The four defining features of personality disorders. These are:
1) Distorted thinking patterns
2) Problematic emotional responses
3) Over- or under-regulated impulse control
4) Interpersonal difficulties
These four core features are common to all personality disorders. Before a diagnosis is made, a person must demonstrate significant and enduring difficulties in at least two of those four areas: Furthermore, personality disorders are not usually diagnosed in children because of the requirement that personality disorders represent enduring problems across time. These four key features combine in various ways to form ten specific personality disorders identified in DSM-5. Furthermore, to meet the diagnostic requirements for a psychiatric disorder, the symptoms must cause functional impairment and/or subjective distress. This means the symptoms are distressing to the person with the disorder and/or the symptoms make it difficult for them to function well in society.
The ten different personality disorders can be grouped into three clusters based on descriptive similarities within each cluster. These clusters are:
Cluster A (the "odd, eccentric" cluster);
Cluster B (the "dramatic, emotional, erratic" cluster); and,
Cluster C (the "anxious, fearful" cluster).
It is important to remember that everyone can exhibit some of these personality traits from time to time. To meet the diagnostic requirement of a personality disorder, these traits must be inflexible; i.e., they can be repeatedly observed without regard to time, place, or circumstance. Furthermore, these traits must cause functional impairment
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http://www.sevencounties.org/poc/view_doc.php?&id=479&cn=8