The prevalence of personality disorders in subjects with androgenetic alopecia proved to be significantly higher than the prevalence of such diagnoses in the general population. Women did not show a higher prevalence of personality disorders or more psychopathologic symptoms than men. The factor analysis...
Depression is a costly and debilitating illness; approximately 16% of the US population (>32 million people) will meet the criteria for major depressive disorder in a given year.1 Typically, women are diagnosed with depression twice as often as men. This sex ratio appears in almost every setti...
Axis I psychiatric symptoms associated with HIV infection and personality disorder. OBJECTIVE: The prevalences of personality disorders among HIV-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men were compared, and the presence of personality disor... Johnson,JG,Williams,... - 《American Journal of Psychiatry...
Development of personality disorder symptoms 20 and the risk for partner violence. J Abnorm Psychol 2006;115(3):474-483. 21 6 Hamberger, LK, Hastings, JE. Personality correlates of men who abuse their partners: a 22 cross-validation study. J Fam Viol 1986;1:323-341. 23 7 Tweed, RG,...
Surveys have shown that Chinese gay men have high levels of depressive symptoms. Self-concept clarity is a critical intrapersonal psychological factor affo
Individuals who suffer with narcissistic personality disorder typically feel as though they are superior to others, with little or no regard for how other people may feel or think. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the many types of personality disorders, which are conditions in which men...
A very interesting aspect we learned in class about paranoia was that people with this disorder actually try (and succeed) at interacting with other people in a way that proves them right. So they might want a person they are suspicious of to do something wrong, so they can feel good abou...
It's also known as split personality disorder. With DID, you have separate identities. (Photo Credit: Moment / Getty Images) DID is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process that produces a lack of connection in your thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. ...
Major depressive disorder (OR = 3.2), substance use disorders (OR = 1.9) and personality disorders (OR = 3.0) occurred more frequently in men reporting symptoms of PTSD than in men who had been under fire who did not report symptoms. With the possible exception of personality disorders, ...
Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, lack of empathy, and a great need for admiration.