As-If Personality Disorder, which is referred to as Borderline Personality Disorder, has no treatment besides making the afflicted person recognize that there is something wrong and making him or her want to change.
Patricia M. Chatham has written: 'Treatment of the borderline personality' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Borderline personality disorder, Personality disorders, Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders
Co-morbid personality refers to the presence of multiple personality disorders or traits in an individual. This means that the person exhibits characteristics of more than one personality disorder concurrently, which can complicate diagnosis and treatment. Treatment for co-morbid personality often involves addressing each personality disorder separately to manage symptoms effectively.
The lack of anxiety and guilt that is characteristic of this disorder makes motivation to change unlikely.
could be depression, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, paranoid Personality Disorder, etc. . .
John F. Clarkin has written: 'Psychotherapy for borderline personality' -- subject(s): Borderline personality disorder, Methods, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Transference (Psychology), Treatment 'Major Theories of Personality Disorder:'
In principle it ought to be possible to treat sociopaths, but generally they do their utmost to avoid treatment. It's also said that their inability to learn (from experience) causes problems.
By defining a personality disorder as an illness the suggestion is that there could be a treatment or a cure for it, as there are for many other kinds of illnesses.
Yes, it was documented first in 1837, a successful treatment of multiple personality disorder using hypnosis. It has remained a controversial treatment over the years, although it has been proven to be very effective.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which the person has a larger than necessary sense of self importance and put very little importance on the feelings of others. The recommended treatment for this disorder is therapy, and sometimes medication if there are symptoms such as anxiety or depression present. Hypnosis has not been shown to heal this disorder.
Depends on which personality disorder you are talking about.
dependent personality disorder
Split personality disorder and multiple personality disorder are both old names. It is now referred to as dissociative identity disorder.