Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour that deviate markedly from cultural expectations, are pervasive and inflexible, begin in adolescence or early adulthood, and lead to distress or impairment in cognition, affect, interpersonal functioning and impulse control. Classified in …
Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour that deviate markedly from cultural expectations, are pervasive and inflexible, begin in adolescence or early adulthood, and lead to distress or impairment in cognition, affect, interpersonal functioning and impulse control. Classified in clinical nosology into recognised types and clusters, they are distinguished from transient states by their stability and their broad impact on relationships, emotional regulation and adaptation. Their study spans clinical psychology and psychiatry, addressing assessment, differential diagnosis, comorbidity and psychotherapeutic treatment. Research relevant to this area includes psychological assessment in children and youth with deviant behaviour; the effectiveness of cognitive-analytic therapy in patients with breast cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder; the integration of short-term dynamic psychotherapy with hypnosis and solution-focused methods; the role of mental functions and autobiographical memory in preventing identity diffusion and aggressiveness in adolescence; loneliness and bedtime procrastination among young adults; gender disparities and late diagnosis in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; and innovative contextual approaches to suicide prevention. Further work examines music therapy in mental-health services and the development of resilience and protective factors in children and youth with ADHD. Across these contributions the field characterises the enduring behavioural and emotional patterns that constitute personality disorder, their links to identity, impulse control and comorbid conditions, and the psychotherapeutic and developmental strategies used in their assessment and management.
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