Personality Disorder Topics
Personality disorders are categorized in Mental and behavioural disorders, specifically under 28F60-F69.29 Disorders of adult personality and behavior.
Self-defeating personality disorder is characterised by behaviour that consequently undermines the person's pleasure and goals. Sadistic Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning, and aggressive behavior. These categories were removed in the current version of the DSM, because it is questionable whether these are separate disorders. Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder and Depressive personality disorder were placed in an appendix of DSM-IV for research purposes.
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- Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5': Personality Disorders in Teens, Published December 2, 2008, 11:47 am
- U.S. youths riddled with psychiatric disorders, survey finds, Published December 2, 2008, 11:46 am
- Study: 1 In 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Published December 2, 2008, 11:22 am
- 1 In 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Published December 2, 2008, 10:52 am
- HealthWatch 7 For December 2nd., Published December 2, 2008, 10:12 am
- Personality disorders touch 20% of young adults, Published December 2, 2008, 9:29 am