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personality disorder

[‚pərs·ən′al·əd·ē dis‚ȯrd·ər]
(psychology)
Any of various disorders characterized by abnormal behavior rather than by neurotic, psychotic, or mental disturbances.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Risk factors in childhood that lead to the development of conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 31(3), 183-193.
Antisocial personality disorder in abused and neglected children grown up.
A randomised controlled trial of mentalization-based treatment versus structured clinical management for patients with comorbid borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. BMC Psychiatry [internet].
particular, the diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder
Regression weights for histrionic dropped from 0.06 to 0.05 and that of antisocial personality disorder from 0.10 to 0.08.
The most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) states that the "essential feature of antisocial personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood." (p.
One such factor of a high potential for recidivism is the presence of antisocial personality disorder. The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines antisocial personality disorder as a "pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15." (47) This disregard for the rights of others is indicated by the failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, aggressiveness, reckless disregard for safety of others and of self, consistent irresponsibility, and lack of remorse.
Men were diagnosed more frequently with antisocial features and antisocial personality disorder (Loinaz, Ortiz-Tallo, & Ferragut, 2012; Loinaz, Ortiz-Tallo, Sanchez, & Ferragut, 2011).
A psychiatric condition that is highly prevalent in individuals with substance use disorders and pathological gambling, and also linked to impulsive behaviors, is antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) (APA 2000).
Because of the wide impact on public safety or the economic well-being than other personality disorders, research has been done on antisocial personality disorder [15].
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