title: The recognition of the personality disorders among young people.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Previous research suggests that mental health literacy regarding the personality disorders is low, with few disorders being recognised.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The current study aimed to examine the effect of a background in psychology as a predictor of knowledge of the personality disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  An opportunistic sample of 165 participants (mean age = 30.12 years, standard deviation (SD) = 15.27 years) took part in the study. Participants were instructed to read 10 personality disorder vignettes and other 'filler' items and rate each person in terms of how happy, successful at work and good at personal relationships they are, as well as whether they have a psychological problem.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed, as predicted, that those with a background in psychology were more accurate at labelling disorders. In addition, laypeople's mental health literacy was good for identifying the presence of personality disorders, but was considerably poorer when naming them.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recognising that people may have a disorder and having a 'correct' or recognised label are not the same thing.
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK a.furnham@ucl.ac.uk.
authors: Adrian
authors: A
authors: Furnham
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Bates
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors: Ruhina
authors: R
authors: Ladha
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors: Zhen Yi
authors: ZY
authors: Lee
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Lousley
authors: Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Sigl-Gloecker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Personality disorders; adjusted; mental health literacy; problems