title: Pharmacotherapy in personality disorders.
abstract: Personality has often been conceptualized according to various psychological theories. More recent developments have included investigations of the genetics and neurobiology of personality traits and temperaments, the interactions between genes and environment in the expression of various behavioral traits and their role in the development of mental disorders, and the pharmacological treatment of personality disorders. In this article, I provide an overview of the rationale for and the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. HowlandRH@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Howland
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs