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Personality disorders in older adults: diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Mattar Saba,
Khan Farooq
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.467
Subject(s) - personality , psychology , personality disorders , big five personality traits , presentation (obstetrics) , cohort , population , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , environmental health , radiology
Personality disorder traits can be quite problematic in older adult patients and the effects of these traits can sometimes present as risks that the professionals working in this field must be confident in managing. It is therefore crucial that information around the presentation and management of these disorders in the older adult psychiatry patient cohort is available. Here, the authors summarise current knowledge regarding the assessment and management of personality disorders in the older adult population, based on a literature search.