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A New Look at Personality Disorders Treatments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

S. Neves*
Affiliation:
PortugalPortugal
J. Tudela
Affiliation:
Coimbra, PortugalCoimbra, Portugal
*
* Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Mental illness develops and is inseparable from the sociocultural context. The Disturbances may exhibit different symptoms in different cultures. In personality disorders, there is a pathological expansion of normal traits that often demonstrate a sociocultural change. The quality of life of these patients can improve with certain treatments, which appears to be relevant to be achieved.

Method

Search on Pubmed and Medline for original research or review articles published in English or Portuguese in the last 10 years. It used a combination of terms: “personality”, “treatment”, “personality disorder”, “borderline”, “antissocial”, “pharmacotherapy”, and other named personality disorders.

Objectives/Aim

Search the evidence base and the new perspectives for the effective treatment of personality disorders.

Results

The same personality traits may be adaptive or non-adaptive in different contexts. So, without changing these characteristics, patients can learn to use them more effectively. In other words, although the therapy did not change the personality traits, it can be modified in the way they affect the behavioral expression.

Conclusions

Psychological or psychosocial intervention is recommended as the primary treatment for borderline personality disorder and pharmacotherapy is only advised as an adjunctive treatment. The amount of research about the underlying, abnormal, psychological or biological processes leading to the manifestation of a disordered personality is increasing, which could lead to more effective interventions.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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