title: Pharmacological treatments for personality disorders.
abstract: Abstract This paper presents a systematic review of clinical trials of drugs for patients with personality disorders. Almost all trials have concerned the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Research yields some evidence for symptomatic improvement with antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics. However, drug treatment does not produce remission of BPD. Routine prescription of these agents for these patients is not evidence-based.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, McGill University, Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. joel.paris@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents