ALLMedicine™ Personality Disorders Center

May 7th, 2021 - Therapist's emotional reactions toward patients in clinical facilities are a key concept in the treatment of personality disorders. Considering only clinical settings specialized in treatment of personality pathology the present paper aimed at: (1...

May 3rd, 2021 - Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is characterized by multiple struggles, including shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to interpersonal judgments. Research indicates that people with AvPD also show disturbances in narrative i...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Emotional dysregulation is a key symptom in participants with personality disorders. The Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) has been studied with nonclinical samples; however, it is necessary to confirm the factorial structure of the ERQ in ...

Apr 15th, 2021 - The present study examined the associations of positive, negative, and disorganized schizotypy dimensions assessed by the Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale with 5 interview-rated personality disorder diagnoses and traits in 151 young adults. As hy...

Apr 5th, 2021 - The DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders introduced a dimensional perspective on personality disorders and their assessment by measuring personality functioning in the following domains: Identity, Self-Direction, Empathy, and Intimacy...

Oct 16th, 2019 - A number of researches showed high prevalence of personality disorders among addicted gamblers. However, there are still few studies investigating the role of pathological personality facets in Gambling Disorder (GD). Moreover, the nature of the r...

Sep 30th, 2014 - Here we provide comprehensive guidelines for the assessment and treatment of violence and aggression of various etiologies, including psychotic aggression and impulsive aggression due to schizophrenia, mood disorders, ADHD, or trauma, and predator...

Feb 3rd, 2012 - The association between mood disorders and personality disorders (PDs) is complicated clinically, conceptually, and neurobiologically. There is a need for recommendations to assist clinicians in treating these frequently encountered patients. The ...

Dec 5th, 2011 - Suicide is a major public health problem in the WHO European Region accounting for over 150,000 deaths per year. SUICIDAL CRISIS: Acute intervention should start immediately in order to keep the patient alive. An underlying psychiatric disorder is...

Jul 24th, 2009 - We examined changes in avoidant and dependent personality disorder dimensions, and pre-treatment and in-treatment factors associated with such changes in 77 patients, randomized to medication-free residential cognitive (CT) or residential interper...

May 7th, 2021 - Therapist's emotional reactions toward patients in clinical facilities are a key concept in the treatment of personality disorders. Considering only clinical settings specialized in treatment of personality pathology the present paper aimed at: (1...

May 3rd, 2021 - Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is characterized by multiple struggles, including shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to interpersonal judgments. Research indicates that people with AvPD also show disturbances in narrative i...

Apr 28th, 2021 - Emotional dysregulation is a key symptom in participants with personality disorders. The Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) has been studied with nonclinical samples; however, it is necessary to confirm the factorial structure of the ERQ in ...

Apr 15th, 2021 - The present study examined the associations of positive, negative, and disorganized schizotypy dimensions assessed by the Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale with 5 interview-rated personality disorder diagnoses and traits in 151 young adults. As hy...

Apr 5th, 2021 - The DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders introduced a dimensional perspective on personality disorders and their assessment by measuring personality functioning in the following domains: Identity, Self-Direction, Empathy, and Intimacy...

Nov 26th, 2020 - Three specific symptoms may help clinicians identify patients with borderline personality disorders (BPD) at highest risk for suicide. Results of a large longitudinal study show patients with BPD are at considerably higher risk of suicide attempts...

Jan 9th, 2020 - Personality disorders are generally grouped into three clusters. Individuals can be diagnosed with more than one personality disorder, often from the same cluster. Narcissistic personality disorder is a cluster B disorder and must be distinguished...

Oct 16th, 2019 - A number of researches showed high prevalence of personality disorders among addicted gamblers. However, there are still few studies investigating the role of pathological personality facets in Gambling Disorder (GD). Moreover, the nature of the r...

Sep 30th, 2019 - In the DSM-5, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) is a depressive mood disorder characterized by a chronic course and an early, insidious onset (ie, in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood). Early onset (ie, before age 21 years) is as...

May 19th, 2019 - Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at high risk of premature death not only from suicide but from other causes, including accidents, results of a randomized trial show. Investigators followed almost 300 individuals with BPD...