Personality diagnosis and illness diagnosis.
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.
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
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium; D005475:Flupenthixol; D002746:Chlorpromazine