title: Personality disorder: attitudes, understanding and treatment.
abstract: People with personality disorder are often stigmatised and dehumanised. This article looks at historical attitudes to the condition and how understanding has developed in recent years, while legislation has failed to keep pace. Although it is often assumed to be untreatable, the authors summarise techniques that appear to be effective in helping people with personality disorder integrate more successfully in society.
authors.affiliation: Hull and East Riding Community Health NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Barrie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015984:Causality; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011287:Prejudice; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013240:Stereotyping; D013808:Therapeutic Community; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom