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What Is a Personality Disorder? Symptoms of Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic & Other PDs

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Personality disorders are mental health conditions like borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, or antisocial personality disorder that cause unhealthy patterns of thought and behavior that persist over time and across situations, causing significant distress or impairment1.

Though each personality disorder has unique features, common symptoms include:Personality disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect almost 10% of American adults and are frequently comorbid with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders2.

Up to 73% of people with substance use disorders met the criteria for at least one personality disorder, according to a study published in European Psychiatry3.

Still, the mental health condition is largely misunderstood and plagued by persistent stereotypesThough notoriously difficult to treat, personality disorders may respond positively to psychotherapy and well-targeted medication.

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