Overview of Personality Disorders

• What are Personality Disorders? Causes and Risk Factors
• Diagnosis and Cluster A (odd/eccentric) Personality Disorders
• Cluster B (dramatic/erratic) Personality Disorders
• Cluster C (anxious/inhibited) Personality Disorders
• Treatment of Personality Disorders and Complications

Types of Personality Disorders

Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Diagnostic Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder: Therapy
• Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder: Medications, Self-Help

Conduct Disorder (Precursor to Antisocial Personality Disorder)

• Understanding Conduct Disorder
• Diagnostic Criteria for Conduct Disorder
• Treatment and Prognosis

Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD)

• Understanding Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Self-Image, View of Others, Relationships and Issues with Authority
• Avoidant Personality Disorder Behavior
• Diagnostic Criteria for Avoidant Personality Disorder
• How A Person with APD Appears to Others
• Development of Avoidant Personality Disorder
• The Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment Overview
• Treatment of Avoidant Personality Disorder: Therapy, Medications, Self-Help

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

• Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
• Diagnostic Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder
• High and Low Functioning Borderline Patients
• Additional Traits Common to People with BPD
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Overview of Treatment
• Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: Therapy
• Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: Medications, Self-Help

Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD)

• Understanding Dependent Personality Disorder
• Diagnostic Criteria for Dependent Personality Disorder
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment of Dependent Personality Disorder: Therapy
• Treatment of Dependent Personality Disorder: Medications, Self-Help

Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD)

• Understanding Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Self-Image, View of Others
• Relationships and Issues with Authority
• Histrionic Personality Disorder Behavior
• Diagnostic Criteria, Various Perspectives
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment of Histrionic Personality Disorder: Therapy, Medications, Self-Help
• Guidelines for Psychotherapy with the HPD Patient
• Therapy Techniques and Goals
• Histrionic Personality Disorder Plus Addiction
• Dual Diagnosis Treatment

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

• Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Self-Image, View of Others, Relationships and Issues with Authority
• OCPD Behavior
• Affective Issues
• OCPD Defenses
• Diagnostic Criteria, Personality Profile
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Therapy
• Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Medications, Self-Help
• OCPD Patient: Therapy and Medication Issues
• Guidelines for Psychotherapy with the OCPD Patient
• Therapy Techniques
• Goals for Therapy
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Plus Addiction
• Dual Diagnosis Treatment

OCD Community

Schizoid Personality Disorder (OCPD)

• Understanding Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Self-Image, View of Others, Relationships
• Issues with Authority, Behavior, Affective Issues, Defensive Structure
• Diagnostic Criteria, Personality Profile
• Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors
• Treatment of Schizoid Personality Disorder: Therapy, Medications, Self-Help
• Schizoid PD Patient: Therapy and Medication Issues
• Guidelines for Psychotherapy with the Schizoid PD Patient
• Therapy Techniques and Treatment Goals
• Schizoid Personality Disorder Plus Addiction
• Dual Diagnosis Treatment

Personality Disorders Audios and Videos

• Personality Disorders Podcasts (audios)
• Personality Disorders Videos

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Reviewed: 01/2008