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Personality disorder in perspective.

P Tyrer1, P Casey, B Ferguson

  • 1St Charles Hospital, London.

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
|October 1, 1991
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Personality disorders are now central to psychiatry, moving beyond past doubts. Recent advances improve assessment and understanding of these common, impactful conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Historically, personality disorders were marginalized in psychiatric practice.
  • Significant doubts existed regarding the concept's validity and clinical utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue that personality disorders have become mainstream in psychiatry.
  • To highlight recent developments enhancing their assessment and understanding.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent advancements in classification, epidemiology, treatment, and prognosis.
  • Emphasis on the distinction between personality function and clinical symptoms.
  • Recognition of simultaneous disorders of mental state and personality.

Main Results:

  • Personality disorders are now integral to psychiatric practice.

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  • Improved assessment and understanding due to new conceptual frameworks.
  • These disorders are common, pathologically extensive, and cause significant suffering.

    • Conclusions:

    • Personality disorders are no longer peripheral but essential to psychiatry.
    • Ignoring these conditions is detrimental to good psychiatric practice.
    • Advances confirm their prevalence and impact, necessitating their central role.