Resource topic
Personality
Personality disorder assessment concerns persistent patterns and their effect on functioning. Dissociative identity disorder and psychosis belong in separate clinical pathways, rather than being classified as personality disorders.
Personality Disorder Assessment: Patterns, Function and Differential Diagnosis; Schema Therapy for Personality Difficulties: What to Expect; Avoidant and Dependent Personality Difficulties: Therapy and Daily Function; Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and OCD: Important Differences; Antisocial Personality Disorder: Assessment, Support and Co-Occurrence; Schizoid and Schizotypal Presentations: Assessment and Support.
Related pathways: Dissociative disorders and psychosis and schizophrenia.
How it connects
Presentation before label
Symptoms are understood in context, including overlap and co-occurring needs.
- 01History
- 02Current safety
- 03Patterns
- 04Needs
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