Personality disorders over time: implications for psychotherapy.
Personality disorders have an early onset, and are associated with dysfunction over the course of adult life. Antisocial and borderline personality disorders tend to remit with age, but other categories do not usually show improvement. The chronicity of personality disorders is both a challenge and a frame for treatment planning. Psychotherapy for these patients can focus on rehabilitation and the development of social niches that match their personality profiles.
Paris
Joel
J
McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. joel.paris@mcgill.ca
D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome