Caption: Usually, psychotheraphy is the recommended treatment for people with personality disorder.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes 10 types of personality disorders that are divided into three separate clusters (A, B, and C).
The results of the surrent study show that dependent personality disorder was the most common definite diagnosis while there were no definite cases of paranoid, dissocial and histrionics personality disorders.
Dependent personality disorder was found more in females while emotionally unstable-impulsive type and anankastic personality disorders were found in males in our study.
The findings of the present research revealed that childhood traumatic experiences has the most significant impact on Cluster B
personality disorder such as (histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial and borderline
personality disorder).
[15] also showed that histrionic
personality disorder is more common in people seeking cosmetic procedures than in normal population.
Attitudes toward borderline
personality disorder: a survey of 706 mental health clinicians.
Two clinical psychologists were busy and one had no experience working with people suffering from borderline
personality disorder. After getting consent, five clinical psychologists and five psychiatrists were approached and were explained about the study and their contribution.
and colleagues found that 43% suffered from a
personality disorder. (10)
A community study by Coid J, et al, in a Great Britain had found that the prevalence of
personality disorder (4.4%) in a community was lower compared to our study (18.3%) and also in previous surveys which were conducted in other countries.
Occupational functioning and work impairment in association with
personality disorder trait-scores.
Handbook of
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 2nd Edition
