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Personality disorders

Publication |
2013

Abstract

Classification of personality disorders are among the most difficult and most controversial chapters in psychiatric classification. It should be noted that the individual diagnosis of personality disorders are diagnostic label that originated typizováním, finding some common features.

In the general population are relatively common personality disorders. People with personality disorders rarely come to therapy because they are dissatisfied with their personality traits.

In psychiatry, however, get quite often, they need help in a moment of sudden crisis due to depressive states, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, etc. The treatment of personality disorders is in crisis intervention reduce suicidal tendencies or self-harm or compensate for aggression.

In the short-term treatment to try to work with acute comorbid disorder. In long-term therapy then themselves maladaptive patterns of thought and behavior.