Personality disorders are a relatively common, chronic pattern of perceptual and behavioural abnormalities. These manifest as problems in at least two of the following domains: cognitive-perceptual, affect regulation, interpersonal functioning, or impulse control. Onset of symptoms in childhood/adolescence with stability over time.
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A person with a personality disorder thinks, feels, behaves or relates to others very differently from the average person. There are several different types of personality disorder. This page gives some information about personality disorders in general, linking to other sources for more detail.
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder of mood and how a person interacts with others. It's the most commonly recognised personality disorder. In general, someone with a personality disorder will differ significantly from an average person in terms of how he or she thinks, perceives, feels or relates to others.
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Personality disorders are mental health conditions that impact quality of life. There are 5 signs, 3 clusters, and 10 types of personality disorders, each with unique symptoms.
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Personality disorders. Explains personality disorders, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
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Someone with a personality disorder thinks, feels, behaves or relates to others in a way that’s different to the average person. There are different types of personality disorder. They can cause different symptoms. Paranoid personality disorder. Schizoid personality disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder.
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A personality disorder is a mental health condition where people have a lifelong pattern of seeing themselves and reacting to others in ways that cause problems. People with personality disorders often have a hard time understanding emotions and tolerating distress. And they act impulsively.
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Our information covers details of different types of personality disorder. Find out about the three categories of diagnosis and where each disorder fits in. Skip to main content
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A personality disorder is a mental health condition that involves long-lasting, all-encompassing, disruptive patterns of thinking, behavior, mood and relating to others. These patterns cause a person significant distress and/or impair their ability to function.
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