Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) Personality Disorder It is a sign of the inadequacy of our current knowledge of personality disorders that both the American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and its international counterpart, the ICD, maintain a "Personality Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)" diagnostic category. It is a catch-all, meaningless, "diagnosis", a testament to the diagnostician's helplessness and ignorance in the face of...... Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Masochistic Personality Disorder The Masochistic personality disorder made its last appearance in the DSM III-TR and was removed from the DSM IV and from its text revision, the DSM IV-TR. Some scholars, notably Theodore Millon, regard its removal as a mistake and lobby for its reinstatement in future editions of the DSM.The masochist has been taught from an early age to hate herself and consider herself unworthy of love and...... Similar Editorial : by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Genetics And Personality Disorders To identify the role of heredity, researchers have resorted to a few tactics: they studied the occurrence of similar psychopathologies in identical twins separated at birth, in twins and siblings who grew up in the same environment, and in relatives of patients (usually across a few generations of an extended family).Tellingly, twins - both those raised apart and together - show the same...... Similar Editorial : by omilana. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Gender Bias In Diagnosing Personality Disorders Ever since Freud, more women than men sought therapy. Consequently, terms like "hysteria' are intimately connected to female physiology and alleged female psychology. The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the bible of the psychiatric profession) expressly professes gender bias: personality disorders such as Borderline and Histrionic are supposed to be more common among women. but the DSM is...... Similar Editorial : by Sam Vaknin. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Sadistic Personality Disorder The Sadistic Personality Disorder made its last appearance in the DSM III-TR and was removed from the DSM IV and from its text revision, the DSM IV-TR. Some scholars, notably Theodore Millon, regard its removal as a mistake and lobby for its reinstatement in future editions of the DSM.The Sadistic Personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of gratuitous cruelty, aggression, and...... Similar Editorial : by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) People with the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) are concerned (worried and anxious) about maintaining control and about being seen to be maintaining it. In other words, they are also preoccupied with the symbolic aspects and representations (with the symbols) of control. Inevitably, OCPDs are perfectionists and rigidly orderly or organized. They lack flexibility, openness and...... Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Therapy And Treatment Of Personality Disorders The dogmatic schools of psychotherapy (such as psychoanalysis, psychodynamic therapies, and behaviorism) more or less failed in ameliorating, let alone curing or healing personality disorders. Disillusioned, most therapists now adhere to one or more of three modern methods: Brief Therapies, the Common Factors approach, and Eclectic techniques.Conventionally, brief therapies, as their name implies,...... Similar Editorial : by Sam Vaknin. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Sex And Personality Disorders Our sexual behavior expresses not only our psychosexual makeup but also the entirety of our personality. Sex is the one realm of conduct which involves the full gamut of emotions, cognitions, socialization, traits, heredity, and learned and acquired behaviors. By observing one's sexual predilections and acts, the trained psychotherapist and diagnostician can learn a lot about the patient...... Similar Editorial : by skleong. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Misdiagnosing Personality Disorders As Bipolar I Disorder The manic phase of the Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as?a Personality Disorder. In the manic phase of Bipolar Disorder, patients exhibit many of the signs and symptoms of certain personality disorders, such as the Narcissistic, Borderline, Histrionic, or even Schizotypal Personality Disorders:?they are hyperactive, self-centered, lack?empathy, and are control freaks. The manic patient...... Similar Editorial : by mattyos. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
Empathy And Personality Disorders What is Empathy??Normal people use a variety of abstract concepts and psychological constructs?to relate?to?other persons. Emotions are such modes of inter-relatedness. Narcissists and psychopaths are different. Their "equipment" is lacking. They understand only one language: self-interest.?Their inner dialog and private language revolve around the?constant measurement of utility. They regard...... Similar Editorial : by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.. | Source : Dealing With Bipolar
The Depressive Narcissist Many scholars consider pathological narcissism to be a form of depressive illness. This is the position of the authoritative magazine "Psychology Today". The life of the typical narcissist is, indeed, punctuated with recurrent bouts of dysphoria (ubiquitous sadness and hopelessness), anhedonia (loss of the ability to feel pleasure), and clinical forms of depression (cyclothymic, dysthymic, or...... Source : Anti Depression Drugs
The Depressive Patient - A Case Study Notes of first therapy session with?Edward J., male, 51, diagnosed with?Depressive Personality Disorder Edward has a lumbering, numbed presence. He walks as if in a dream, his gait robotic, his eyes downcast. Within minutes, it is abundantly clear to me that he is gloomy, dejected, pessimistic, overly serious, lacks a sense of humor, cheerless, joyless, and constantly unhappy. How does he react to...... Source : Anti Depression Drugs
Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment: The Various Forms Just like the other types of arthritis, the psoriatic type can be treated in many ways. Some consider alternative forms of treatment like natural supplements and vitamins while others believe that a simple home care remedy would do the trick. Whichever you choose as a psoriatic arthritis treatment, make sure that your preference is approved by your health practitioner. More over, you need to...... Similar Editorial : by Louise Green. | Source : Arthritis Herbal Remedies
Data Shredder And Data Recovery Utilities Critical Information every PC user must know! Did you know that files you have previously deleted are not actually removed from your PC, and can easily be seen, retrieved and viewed?. Windows does not remove deleted files, they remain and kept in a hidden area on your hard drive and can be easily recovered and retrieved exposing your privacy and security. Everything you have deleted in the past...... Similar Editorial : by Kkj02d. | Source : Data Recovery
All About Raid RAID is the short form of Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, where Inexpensive is often replaced with Independent. A few years back when the disks had less storage capacity with expensive prices, a couple of disks were mounted to create a larger virtual disk, and it was much more logical and easily administered. All the disks are all placed in a confined area and if one disk crashes then a very...... Similar Editorial : by Brian Link. | Source : Memory Card Recovery Software
