title: Personality diagnosis and illness diagnosis.
abstract: This case presented with features of affective disorder with psychosis and also of borderline, avoidant and schizotypal personality disorders. During the course of subsequent treatment there was a marked reduction not only in psychotic and depressive features, but also in criteria for personality disorder, especially borderline. Relevant literature is reviewed and the importance of treatable illness as a possible cause of apparent personality disorder is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005475:Flupenthixol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium; D005475:Flupenthixol; D002746:Chlorpromazine