Transtornos da personalidade

Translated title of the contribution: Personality disorders

Angela K. Mazer, Brisa Burgos D. Macedo, Mário Francisco Juruena*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Personality disorders are psychological patterns of difficult diagnosis that require careful evaluations from mental health professionals. The physician-patient relationship is a crucial condition for the management of these disorders. On this view it must be important guide undergraduate students from health care areas through the existence of such a category of disorders. This article consists of a descriptive review aiming at clarifying the definition of personality disorders; furthermore discuss historical, physiological and epidemiological aspects. On this publication will be reviewed some particularities from diagnostic comorbidity, course and treatment of these disorders. The management of individuals with borderline personality disorder will be emphasized in this publication due to increased seek from this public for mental health care units.

Translated title of the contributionPersonality disorders
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)85-97
Number of pages13
JournalMedicina (Brazil)
Volume50
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Suicide

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