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Description & Treatment of Personality Disorders

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How would you define personality disorders? Is it possible to manage and effectively treat this disorder?

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In approximately 225 words, this solution defines personality disorders and describes possibilities for managing and treating such disorders.

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A personality disorder is a persistent and enduring pattern of behavior and/or thought that deviates considerably from cultural norms and is at least in part maladaptive. The DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, 4th Edition) defines a personality disorder as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the ...

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