Histrionic personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attentionseeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. The schizoid patient a case study psychology articles february 17, 2007 notes of first therapy session with mark, male, 36, diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder mark. The case of paul article pdf available in journal of cognitive psychotherapy 214. The colleague who referred her had also indicated that she was. After commenting on these uncertainties in relation to categorical and dimensional models, i also consider a psychoanalytic explanation to illustrate an example. Ashley smith was textbook case of antisocial personality. On more than one occasion these, and other harming behaviours, were intended to end her life. Personality disorder uwi, mona the university of the west indies. Genomewide association study of borderline personality disorder reveals genetic overlap with bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia s h witt 1 na1. It concerns in part the problem of comorbidity in relation to diagnostic classification of axis ii personality disorders. This is possible because according to oftentimes, a person can be diagnosed with more than just one personality disorder. Individuals with social phobia social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality typically hold a distorted and negative view of themselves as a social object. In particular, psychologists studying personality tended to concentrate on the population samples rather than individual case studies cattell, 1965.
Multiple personality disorder mpd has been reported sparsely from the indian subcontinent. Pdf multiple personality disorder a case report from. The index case is presented for highlighting its atypical features, which possibly has a determining. In a casecontrol study from the naturalistic clinical setting of a. Mental health, supplies downloadable links to pdf files and. She presented with a history of selfharm including cutting her wrists and arms, overdosing on prescription medication, and stabbing herself in the abdomen. The schizoid patient a case study articles factory. The case of paul, an extreme case of social phobia with avoidant personality disorder. A case analysis of mdt with an adolescent with conduct eric. A case study of forensic interviewing of antisocial personality. An inquest in toronto is hearing a teenager who choked herself to death in prison was a textbook case of antisocial personality disorder. Two patients of borderline personality disorder are reported and the condition is briefly discussed.
Research has shown that there is a tendency for personality disorders within the same cluster to cooccur skodol, 2005. Read our case studies on bipolar disorder from our amen clinics archives. Multiple personality disorder mpd icd 10, dsmiiir or dissociative identity disorder dsm iv is seen as a dissociative disorder. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Her chief complaints were feelings of chronic depression and diffuse anxiety. Case report psychodynamic formulation in borderline personality. In this article, i report a case highlighting diagnostic uncertainty about psychopathology on both axes i and ii. Pdf case study treating avoidant personality disorder. Two case reports suprakash c 1, swaleha m 2, chetan d 3, sapna k 4, nilu s 5 and daniel s 6 1 professor, dr d y patil medical college, hospital and research. Case studies index borderline personality disorder. In addition, i will give a description of did, its etiology, and its epidemiology. Statistical manual of mental disorders dsm 3 have for. Lastly, i will present information which i believe supports the diagnosis of did. Case files psych case 6 schizoid personality disorder. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders henceforth dsm5 and merged.
Genomewide association study of borderline personality. Inmates incarcerated, on furlough, house arrest, or housed out of state for any. A case study of obsessivecoi\ iiulsive disorder past iedicalhistory 17 she suffe red from gastroesophageal reflu x and was maintained symptom free on a combination of ranitidine and omeprazole. Start studying case files psych case 6 schizoid personality disorder. House of games 1987 antisocial personality disorder. In the following paper, i will present a young woman who i believe is suffering from dissociative identity disorder did. Selfharm patient lives in southend, essex read more. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Mdt, fire setting, physical aggression, self injurious behaviors, adolescent males, personality disorders. Paranoid personality disorder this area of abnormal psychology hasnt been heavily researched, making this case study an interesting and helpful one. Borderline personality disorder bpd is a serious mental illness which causes. Take better care of your brain and learn how with the help of our professionals, supported by various case studies at amen clinics.