41. Dr. David B. Adams - Clinical & Personality Disorders Concise descriptions of all mental health disorders, Questions answered by Dr. Adams, the Psychological Category Health Mental Health Disorders Resources...... longterm disability. CLINICAL personality disorders. CLINICAL DISORDERS PersonalityDisorders Definition Personality Disorder http://psychological.com/psychological_disorders.htm

Referring New Patients Organizations Search Contact Us ... E-Mail Atlanta Medical Psychology The clinical practice of Dr. David B. Adams is located in The Medical Quarters in the northside of Atlanta at the junction of Scottish Rite, Northside and Saint Joseph's Hospitals. Dr. Adams consults to occupational medicine, surgeons, nurse case managers, insurers and employers regarding the psychological impact of work-related injury and the role of psychological factors in short- and long-term disability. PERSONALITY DISORDERS CLINICAL DISORDERS: Anxiety Disorders - Although anxiety symptoms can present in a wide variety of forms, all are organized around the central components of "nervousness" and/or reactions to being so agitated. The person, when anxious, has begun to substitute maladaptive approaches for more reality-based responses to problems. The anxiety may be be based on present, past, or future (even imagined) events. That is why we are able to be anxious over things that have never and may not even be likely to happen. We create these events in our fantasy and then become frightened over their "potential" for occurrence. Mood (Affective) Disorders - are still sometimes referred to as affective disorders or disorders in the appropriate experience and expression of emotion. The mood episodes are components of the mood disorders, more or less their building blocks, and the episodes include: Major Depressive Episode, Manic Episode, Hypomanic Episode and Mixed Episode.

42. Patient Perspective Of Austen Riggs Longterm residential psychiatric facility specializing in the treatment of treatment-resistant patients, especially patients with personality disorders. http://www.richardcole.com/ARC/austen_riggs_center.htm

The Austen Riggs Center The Austen Riggs Center is a not-for-profit psychiatric hospital / therapeutic community located in Norman Rockwell's Stockbridge, MA. Austen Riggs is a unique place; especially in the modern era of managed health care. I was a patient at Austen Riggs from June 1999 to June 2000. My life has drastically changed as a result of my time at Austen Riggs. During my year at Austen Riggs I experienced some of the greatest joys of my life and also the greatest sorrows. Being at Austen Riggs helped me understand the origins of problems that had plagued me my entire life. Now with a better understanding of those problems I am much better equipped to tackle life and all it may throw my way. I have fond memories of my time at Austen Riggs and from the bottom of my heart thank the staff and patients that were there at the same time as I for everything that we accomplished. Although I openly admit that being at Austen Riggs helped me change my life around I do have some concerns about Austen Riggs Center. I have set up this web site in hopes of offering people, looking at Austen Riggs as a possible place to seek help, a patients perspective on what is good and what is bad about being a patient at Austen Riggs. What I have written in the following pages merely represents my own opinions and personal observations, except where clearly notated. I can not make any blanket statements about Austen Riggs. It is the right place for some people and not for others. Austen Riggs Center may help some patients and not others.

43. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 191, Personality Disorders personality disorders. personality disorders occur when these traits are so rigidand maladaptive that they impair interpersonal or vocational functioning. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter191/191a.htm

This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 15. Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 191. Personality Disorders Topics [General] [General] Personality disorders: Pervasive, inflexible, and stable personality traits that deviate from cultural norms and cause distress or functional impairment. (See also Dissociative Identity Disorder in Ch. 188.) Personality traits are patterns of thinking, perceiving, reacting, and relating that are relatively stable over time and in various situations. Personality disorders occur when these traits are so rigid and maladaptive that they impair interpersonal or vocational functioning. Personality traits and their potential maladaptive significance are usually evident from early adulthood and persist throughout much of life. Mental coping mechanisms (defenses) are used unconsciously at times by everyone. But in persons with personality disorders, coping mechanisms tend to be immature and maladaptive (see Table 191-1 ). Repetitious confrontation in prolonged psychotherapy or by peer encounters is usually required to make such persons aware of these mechanisms. Without environmental frustration, persons with personality disorders may or may not be dissatisfied with themselves. They may seek help because of symptoms (eg, anxiety, depression) or maladaptive behavior (eg, substance abuse, vengefulness) that results from their personality disorder. Often they do not see a need for therapy, and they are referred by their peers, their families, or a social agency because their maladaptive behavior causes difficulties for others. Because these patients usually view their difficulties as discrete and outside of themselves, mental health professionals have difficulty getting them to see that the problem is really based on who they are.

44. THE MERCK MANUAL--Home Edition, Sec. 7, Ch. 89, Personality Disorders Chapter 89. personality disorders. Some people minimize problems; othersexaggerate them. Possible Consequences of personality disorders. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec7/89.htm

The Merck Manual of Medical InformationHome Edition Section 7. Mental Health Disorders Chapter 89 Personality Disorders Personality disorders are characterized by patterns of perceiving, reacting, and relating that are relatively fixed, inflexible, and socially maladaptive across a variety of situations. Everyone has characteristic patterns of perceiving and relating to other people and events (personality traits). Put another way, all people tend to cope with stresses in an individual but repetitive style. For example, some people always respond to a troubling situation by seeking someone else's help. Others always assume that they can deal with problems on their own. Some people minimize problems; others exaggerate them. Possible Consequences of Personality Disorders People with severe personality disorders are at high risk of behaviors that can lead to physical illness, such as alcohol or drug addiction; self-destructive behavior; reckless sexual behavior; hypochondriasis; and clashes with society's values. People with personality disorders are vulnerable to psychiatric breakdowns as a result of stress; the type of psychiatric disorder (for example anxiety, depression, or psychosis) depends in part on the type of personality disorder.

45. Personality Disorders Consumer Newsletters personality disorders, personality disorders Friday'sProgress Notes January 22, 1999 Mental Health Information - Vol. http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_3_3.html

At Health, Inc. Consumer Newsletters Personality Disorders Friday's Progress Notes - January 22, 1999 Mental Health Information - Vol. 3 Issue 3 Provided by At Health, Inc http://www.athealth.com Join our online community of mental health professionals! CONTENTS Clinical aspects of borderline personality disorders Signs and symptoms of personality disorders Consumer information about personality disorders Diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders ... Resources and FAQs for families and friends SPONSOR'S INFORMATION This week's newsletter is sponsored by Brand Software, Inc. http://www.helper.com/index.cfm?trackID=2064 or send them an e-mail Colleagues, As many of you know, it can sometimes be a challenge to treat patients/clients with personality disorders. We also found locating Web resources on this topic to be somewhat difficult. Please feel free to forward this information to professional colleagues, who can sign-up for a free subscription to the e-newsletter at http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/fpn_subscribe.html

46. Personality Disorders personality disorders Friday's Progress Notes January 22, 1999 MentalHealth Information - Vol. 3 Issue 3 Provided by At Health, Inc. http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_3_3.html

At Health, Inc. Practitioner Friday's Progress Notes Personality Disorders Friday's Progress Notes - January 22, 1999 Mental Health Information - Vol. 3 Issue 3 Provided by At Health, Inc http://www.athealth.com Join our online community of mental health professionals! CONTENTS Clinical aspects of borderline personality disorders Signs and symptoms of personality disorders Consumer information about personality disorders Diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders ... Resources and FAQs for families and friends SPONSOR'S INFORMATION This week's newsletter is sponsored by Brand Software, Inc. http://www.helper.com/index.cfm?trackID=2064 or send them an e-mail Colleagues, As many of you know, it can sometimes be a challenge to treat patients/clients with personality disorders. We also found locating Web resources on this topic to be somewhat difficult. Please feel free to forward this information to professional colleagues, who can sign-up for a free subscription to the e-newsletter at http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/fpn_subscribe.html

47. UVA Peernom Laboratory Explores the discrepancies between selfreport and informant measures in the assessment of personality and personality disorders. http://www.peernom.org/

...dedicated to the scientific study of personality traits, assessment, and adult psychopathology. UVA Home Psychology Dept. WHAT'S NEW Cavalier Daily: Examining OCD RA Calendar Demo Survey "Who do you think you are Download the article (PDF) 804K Full-color version (PDF) 11M VISITOR INFO The Peer Nomination Project About Peernom For Prospective Graduate Students Background Literature Our Laboratory People Publications Grants The OCD Project Other Resources Assessment Tools Upcoming Conferences Internal Use Only Private Directory Site Map Personality Measures visitors since 7/27/01 Updated: 10/30/01

48. Personality Disorders CPMCnet. Mental and Emotional Health personality disorders. Definition. Somepersonality disorders have been studied more extensively than others. http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg33_0006.html

Mental and Emotional Health Personality Disorders Definition Personality is the unique combination of attitudes, thoughts, behaviors, and temperament that each person develops in interaction with the environment. These characteristics are both inherited and shaped by life events and experiences. Personality disorders may develop when personality is too rigid or inflexible, leading to unhappiness or poor functioning at work and in relationships. People with these disorders may lack empathy, have difficulty with intimate relationships, or be very annoying. Manifestations of personality disorders usually begin in adolescence, the age when the personality stabilizes and matures. Cause Genes and environment shape our personality styles. Consequently, when one identical twin has a personality disorder the other may be more likely to have it than would be predicted in the general population. Some personality disorders have been studied more extensively than others. For example, people with antisocial personality disorder are more likely to have family members with other personality disorders or alcoholism. A family history of depression may predispose one to borderline and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. Children who must adapt in a disturbed environment under unreasonable demands may appropriately develop coping mechanisms for self-preservation. These coping mechanisms can alleviate the pain, anxiety, and depression that may develop in a child who is abused or neglected. However, this setting may lead to a disordered personality in the child if he or she relates to the rest of the world expecting always to be mistreated in similar ways.

49. EMedicine - Personality Disorders : Article By Michael S Beeson, MD, MBA personality disorders Backgroundpersonality disorders are pervasive, persistent,inflexible, maladaptive patterns of behavior that deviate from expected http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic418.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Psychosocial Personality Disorders Last Updated: June 4, 2001 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 9 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Michael S Beeson, MD, MBA , Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System; Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College Michael S Beeson, MD, MBA, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians , and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Editor(s): Jerry Balentine, DO , Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Barnabas Hospital; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD , Senior Pharmacy Editor, Pharmacy, eMedicine; Robert C Harwood, MD, MPH

50. The Masterson Institute For Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Of The Personality Diso A nonprofit psychiatric foundation for teaching and research on the developmental self and object relations approach to the psychotherapy of the personality disorders (Disorders of the Self). http://www.mastersoninstitute.org/

THE MASTERSON INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY New York San Francisco THE MASTERSON GROUP, P.C. The Masterson Institute evolved from the work of the Masterson Group and James F. Masterson, M.D., its founder and Director. Widespread acceptance of this work led to the establishing in 1977 of The Masterson Institute, a non-profit organization for teaching and research with a faculty personally trained by Dr. Masterson. Its focus was to promote the developmental self and object relations approach to the psychotherapy of the Personality Disorders (Disorders of the Self), to teach that approach and to foster further research. The Institute became an organizational umbrella for teaching activities. Masterson Institute Activities To further its educational and research objectives, the Institute sponsors the following activities: National Conference 2003 Plans are now complete for the twenty-sixth San Francisco conference, to be held at the OMNI San Francisco Hotel on Friday and Saturday, March 28, 29, 2003. Dr. Masterson and faculty will as usual present lectures, discussions and workshops, including a three-hour pre-conference seminar on Thursday evening for those who wish an introduction and/or review of the Masterson Approach to Treatment of the Personality Disorders. The conference will explore some of the important developments in science and psychology that illuminate basic knowledge and its application to psychotherapy. Workshops will cover individual diagnostic categories of the personality disorders such as schizoid, narcissistic and borderline.

51. EMedicine - Personality Disorders : Article By David Bienenfeld, MD personality disorders A personality disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic andStatistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition (DSM http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3472.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Personality Disorders Last Updated: November 6, 2002 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: character disorder, sociopathy, sociopath, psychopathy, hysteria, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, OCD, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: David Bienenfeld, MD , Vice-Chair, Program Director, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University School of Medicine David Bienenfeld, MD, is a member of the following medical societies:

52. Personality Disorders The DSMIV currently lists 10 distinct personality disorders, plus an additionalcategory of personality disorder not otherwise specified (just in case anyone http://www.psychologyinfo.com/problems/personality.html

53. Personality Disorders Etiology, Symptoms, Treatment, And Prognosis personality disorders. Common Characteristics. personality disorders aremental illnesses that share several unique qualities. http://allpsych.com/disorders/personality/

Find It Fast AllPsych Home Psychology 101 Personality Synopsis Statistics Primer Psychology Forums Timeline of Psychology Psychology Biographies Psychology Dictionary Medication Guide Street Drug Fact Sheet Psychotherapy Facts Online Psychology Psychiatric Disorders -Anxiety Disorders -Dissociative Disorders -Eating Disorders -Impulse Control -Mood Disorders -Paraphilias -Psychotic Disorders -Sexual Dysfunctions -Somatoform Disorders -Substance Disorders -Personality Disorders AllPsych Journal Education and Careers Crossword Puzzles Psychology Games Research Projects Psychology News Psychology on the Web About AllPsych Feedback Form Home Texts Reference Disorders ... Research Categories Psychiatric Disorders Home Page Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) Alphabetical Index of all Disorders Anxiety Disorders ... Personality Disorders powered by FreeFind Psychiatric Disorders Personality Disorders Common Characteristics Personality Disorders are mental illnesses that share several unique qualities. They contain symptoms that are enduring and play a major role in most, if not all, aspects of the person's life. While many disorders vacillate in terms of symptom presence and intensity, personality disorders typically remain relatively constant.

54. Personality Disorders Institute, Professional Assistance For Borderline Personal The personality disorders Institute. of the Weill Medical College ofCornell University Conference Schedule. Just published A Primer http://www.borderlinedisorders.com/

The Personality Disorders Institute of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University Conference Schedule Just published: A Primer on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for the Borderline Patient Announcing a Treatment Study Men and women, 18 to 45, with Personality and Relationship Problems (No new applications for the study can be accepted at this time) Please bookmark: BorderlineDisorders.com Established for communication within the Mental Health community. Please Note: Due to the volume of mail we receive, we may not be able to write back if we do not have helpful information for you. Some mail asks about other psychiatric disorders which are not in our domain of expertise. Some mail asks how to deal with specific problems people are having themselves or with others. We do not feel it is professionally responsible to offer clinical advice without a full consultation. For this reason, we attempt to provide referrals to qualified professionals. We also do our best to link students, therapists and researchers to our educational resources. General Public Mental Health Professionals E-Mail

55. Personality Disorder Resources Information about borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, obesessivecompulsive, and other personality disorders. Offers links to related sites. http://www.mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/cs/personaltydisordrs/

zfp=-1 About Mental Health Resources Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Mental Health Resources with Leonard Holmes, Ph.D. Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS The Science of Mental Health What is Mental Health? State Mental Health Directory ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Personality Disorder Resources Guide picks Personality disorders usually begin before adulthood.  Persons with these disorders have problems relating to people.  Long-term psychotherapy is usually necessary for these disorders, and some (such as antisocial personality disorder) are thought to be untreatable. The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders There are several disorders that go by this label - one is a personality disorder. What Happens to Borderlines? New They improve with treatment. A six year study found that most persons with borderline personality disorder get better. Borderline Personality Disorder Information about a controversial diagnosis and a discussion of how to diagnose more accurately.

56. Personality Disorders Institute, Borderline Personality Disorders, Psychotherapy The personality disorders Institute Cornell Psychotherapy Program The New York PresbyterianHospital Westchester Division 21 Bloomingdale Road White Plains http://www.borderlinedisorders.com/public.htm

Overview of Borderline Personality Disorder The Personality Disorders Institute offers the following information to the general public to enhance awareness of the particulary challenging psychiatric conditions known as borderline disorders or borderline personalities. Many patients struggle not only with symptoms such as depression, anxieties, obsessions or phobias for which help is typically sought, but also with control of emotion and agression, understanding of self, and tolerance of the treatment process. The discussion leads you through diagnosis , focusing on history and symptoms, and possible causes treatments and outcomes Contact and emergency information follows. I. DIAGNOSIS The term "borderline" goes back a long way. For centuries, European society excluded people regarded as "insane" from normal life, confining them to asylums or driving them from one town to another. By the 18th century, a few doctors were beginning to study the people in asylums, and discovered that some of these patients had, by no means, lost the powers of reason: they had a normal grasp of what was real and what wasn't, but they suffered terribly from emotional anguish through their impulsiveness, ragefulness, and a general difficulty in self-government caused others to suffer. They seemed to live in a borderland between outright insanity and normal behavior and feeling.

57. The Official Website Of Theodore Millon Millon theory and psychological assessments focuses mainly on personality disorders. http://millon.net/

Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology 5400 Fairchild Way, Coral Gables, FL, 33156 Email: IASPP@AOL.COM Mission Statement Message from the Webmaster Theodore Millon, Ph D, D Sc Welcome to the official Millon TM website. This site is dedicated to keeping Mental Health Professionals updated on Dr. Millon's latest Inventories, Theory, Taxonomy, Books, and Activities. HEADLINES AT IASPP... The 2002 Millon Conference on Personology and Psychopathology was held from October in Minneapolis , MN. Additionally, Dr. Millon and his associates visited the Mayo Clinic, Argosy University (Twin Cities), and the Millon Study Group of Minneapolis, MN. Please take a moment to browse our pictures from Minneapolis, 2002 In The Works!!! Books: Dr. Millon is currently completing Understanding and Treating The Mind: The Story of Mental Illness. Instruments: We are now developing a new version of the MACI TM in conjunction with NCS Pearson, targeted for children ages 9-12, which is entitled, the M-PACI TM (Millon Pre-Adolescent Clincial Inventory).

58. Armchair World: In Transition: #9 - Personality Disorders, Part 1 personality disorders, Part 1. by. personality disorders Defined. We're movingto an area of psychopathology that deals with personality dysfunction. http://www.armchair.com/aware/transit9.html

Time Warp On Science On Health On Defense ... Artcam In Transition Personality Disorders, Part 1 by Dr. Peter Melgaard Thompson Since the beginning of In Transition we have covered quite a bit of territory. The material we've covered has not been excessively controversial among professionals. However, there exists a serious schism among psychiatrists over the cause of personality disorders. Consequently I must discuss both: what personality disorder is and the three different explanations of its cause. The three explanations are termed: the environmentalists, the biologicalist and my own synthesis). Consequently this article and the follow up articles may elicit more disagreements from our readers than our previous ones. Personality Disorders Defined We can see certain traits in a 3-year-old that characterize their behavior even as adults The stubborn 3 year old will almost certainly become the stubborn 80 year old curmudgeon. The range of normal personalities equals the range of humanity. This makes a short pithy definition difficult or impossible. But all normal personalities have at least these two characteristics in common. They are adaptive and have a variety of psychic defenses. Abnormal Personalities So what is an abnormal or mal-adaptive personality? People with an abnormal personality have difficulty changing and/or are psychically vulnerable. Consider individuals that are their own worst enemies. They keep making the same mistakes over and over and have horribly circumscribed lives with tremendous amounts of emotional pain. They rely on a limited range of psychic defenses and do not adapt to life's changes. They can be overly shy, braggarts, cruel, impulsive, and/or liars. Other examples include people who are on their fifth marriage and are still unable to find a suitable spouse; or persons who keep getting fired time-after-time and cannot figure out why; or persons who are consumed by rage because they feel that they are entitled to some benefit, but are continually denied it.

59. SLS HealthTreatment Services Take the BORDERLINE personality disorders Self Assessment Test BORDERLINE PERSONALITYDISORDERS BPD is a personality disorder that includes the following http://www.slshealth.com/treatmentpage.cfm?catid=17

60. Personality Disorders: Paranoid, Schizoid, Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, N PlanetPsych.com offers a wide range of information about psychotherapy and mentalhealth. This page describes personality disorders. personality disorders. http://www.planetpsych.com/zPsychology_101/Disorders/personality_disorders.htm

Therapist Link View the Directory Add a Name to the Directory ... Bookstore PlanetPsych Newsletter Sign up for PlanetPsych.com's free e-mail newsletter for the latest behavioral healthcare news and information. Advertising Information Personality Disorders The diagnosis of Personality Disorder is used to identify individuals with consistent and long lasting patterns of deviation from societal norms which remain inflexible in spite of distress and maladaptation. Paranoid Personality Disorder is evidenced by pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others. Schizoid Personality Disorder is evidenced by social isolation and emotional constriction. Schizotypal Personality Disorder is evidenced by social unease, eccentric behavior patterns and cognitive and/or perceptual experiences that cannot be consentually validated. Antisocial Personality Disorder is evidenced by the violation of the rights of others or society. Borderline Personality Disorder is evidenced by impulsive behavior and unstable social relationships, affect and sense of self and identity. Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by attention seeking and marked emotionality.

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