The Addiction Research
Topics
- Substance dependence
- Non-substance addiction
- Psychiatric comorbidity
- Somatic comorbidity
- Women’s / Men’s Health
- Sponsors
Topic: Psychiatric comorbidity
Personality disorders
Personality disorders are an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from the expectation of the individual's culture. The disorders have an onset in adolescence or early adulthood. Personality disorders are pervasive, highly entrenched, persistent and resistant to change.
The disorders are disruptive and corrosive to interpersonal relationships and the pursuit of personal happiness. Projection and repression are common and difficult defence mechanisms of the personality disordered.