Personality disorders (PDs) are a group of conditions, with onset at or before adolescence, characterized by enduring patterns of maladaptive and dysfunctional behavior that deviates...
Comprehensive interview and mental status examination
Screen to rule out alcohol and drug abuse.
Interview of relatives and friends is helpful in establishing an enduring pattern of beh...
Regular physical exercise (e.g., 30 to 60 min/day, helps with stress and improving the ADL...
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F60.9 Personality disorder, unspecified
F60.0 Paranoid personality disorder
F60.1 Schizoid personality disorder
F60.2 Antisocial personality disorder
F60.89 Other specific personality disorders
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PDs are enduring patterns of behavior throughout one’s lifetime and are not readily responsive to brief treatments.
In spite of the initial lack of self-awareness and accepting responsi...
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