Personality disorders factsheet

National advice service factsheet
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This factsheet describes various aspects of personality disorder, someone whose personal characteristics cause regular and long term problems in the way they cope with life, interact with others, and in the way in which they can respond emotionally.

It attempts to answer the following:

1. What are the different types of personality disorder?
2. How is a personality disorder diagnosed?
3. What causes personality disorders?
4. What is the connection between personality disorder and substance misuse?
5. Personality disorder and other mental disorders.
6. How is a personality disorder treated?