Treatment of Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are maladaptive and inflexible patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviour that typically begin in late adolescence and create significant challenges in a person’s life. The patterns of behaviour deviate from what is socially or culturally expected.
Individuals with a personality disorder may have great difficulty relating to other people, managing emotions, or controlling their behaviour. Difficulties with relationships, identity, and emotions are common.
There are three categories of personality disorders:
- Suspicious – paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, and antisocial.
- Emotional and impulsive – borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic.
- Anxious – avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive.