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Personality Disorders

Friday's Progress Notes - May 30, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 9
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Overview of personality disorders
2. Guideline for treatment of borderline personality disorder
3. Suicide risk assessment in patients with personality diagnoses
4. Treatment of personality disorders
5. Avoidant personality disorder
6. Managing mood disorders and comorbid personality disorders
7. Protecting against malpractice allegations


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Dear Colleagues,

In the United States personality disorders affect 10-15% of the adult population, and research indicates that personality disorders exist and can be diagnosed in adolescents. Patients with personality disorders are at a higher risk for comorbid conditions. Today's newsletter provides resources on diagnosis and treatment.

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John L. Miller, MD


1. MERCK MANUAL
Personality Disorders
The Merck Manual provides an overview of personality disorders.
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec15/ch201/ch201a.html

2. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder
This practice guideline summarizes data regarding the care of patients with borderline personality disorder.
http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/pg/Borderline.watch.pdf

3. MEDSCAPE
Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Personality Disorders
This paper reviews recent research into the assessment and clinical management of suicide risk in patients with personality diagnoses. (Free Medscape registration required.)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447416

4. ATHEALTH.COM
Personality Disorder: Treatment of Personality Disorders in an Era of Limited Resources
Clinicians must carefully steer their way through the numerous pitfalls in treatment of personality disorders in an era of resource limitation.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Personality.html

5. eMEDICINE
Personality Disorder: Avoidant Personality
APD is characterized by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

6. MEDSCAPE
Managing Mood Disorders and Comorbid Personality Disorders
Personality disorders generally have a negative influence on outcome of mood disorders, both unipolar and bipolar.

7. INSIGHT
Borderline Patient: Danger Ahead
This article suggests things that therapists can do to protect themselves from malpractice allegations from borderline patients.
http://www.americanprofessional.com/insight/Insight.7.pdf


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