Clinical trials of treatment for personality disorders.

Abstract

The objective of this review is to examine clinical trials of the treatment of personality disorders (PDs). The method is a narrative review of published controlled trials of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Results show that a variety of methods reduce impulsivity, with less striking results for affective instability. There is good support for well-structured methods of psychotherapy, mainly in borderline personality disorder (BPD), but evidence for the efficacy of pharmacotherapy is weak. Research on other PD categories is sparse.

• Authors: Joel Paris
• Journal: The Psychiatric clinics of North America (Psychiatr Clin North Am) Vol. 31 Issue 3 Pg. 517-26, viii (Sep 2008) ISSN: 1558-3147 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18638650 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Psychotropic Drugs

Topics

• Borderline Personality Disorder (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Comorbidity
• Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
• Humans
• Mental Disorders (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
• Personality Disorders (diagnosis, psychology, therapy)
• Psychotherapy (methods)
• Psychotropic Drugs (therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome