Personality disorders

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• Psychiatric treatment is usually sought in a crisis or due to some other mental disorder, such as depression or substance abuse.
• The possibility of a personality disorder should be kept in mind if the person treating the patient notices that the patient arouses emotional responses differing from their normal responses, any very strong negative or positive emotions, or if the patient makes the treating person deviate from their routines in the therapeutic relationship.
• Disorders are classified according to the predominant behaviour patterns.
• Personality disorders affect the prognosis of both psychiatric and somatic diseases because they typically affect treatment compliance.
• Treatment is always voluntary and requires motivation from the patient.

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