Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Personality Disorders

Personality disorder is a group of mental illnesses. People with personality disorder have problems to maintain healthy relationships. It’s a form of psychiatric disorder. The different types of Personality Disorders are Bipolar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder. Personality disorders are defined by behaviors and experiences that differ from societal norms and expectations. Those diagnosed with a personality disorder may experience difficulties in cognition, interpersonal functioning, emotiveness, or impulse control. Personality disorders are diagnosed in 40–60% of psychiatric patients that makes them the most frequent of psychiatric diagnosis.