Drug treatment of personality disorder

For many involved in the management of people with personality disorders the title of this article may appear to be a contradiction; drugs may alter mental state but intrinsically seem unlikely to alter personality. Nevertheless, drugs are available for treating personality disorders (even though none of them are licensed for these conditions). So it is hardly surprising that there is now a con...

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Although Professor Maden’s article was only 100 words long, it contained some profound and, I think, unfair and unsubstantiated, statements. Where is the evidence that patients with severe antisocial personality disorders who do not want to be treated, like many of those detained in the dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) unit at Broadmoor Hospital, where Professor Maden is the cli...

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Treatment of antisocial personality disorder

Although Professor Maden’s article was only 100 words long, it contained some profound and, I think, unfair and unsubstantiated, statements. Where is the evidence that patients with severe antisocial personality disorders who do not want to be treated, like many of those detained in the dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) unit at Broadmoor Hospital, where Professor Maden is the cli...

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Treatment of antisocial personality disorder

Although Professor Maden’s article was only 100 words long, it contained some profound and, I think, unfair and unsubstantiated, statements. Where is the evidence that patients with severe antisocial personality disorders who do not want to be treated, like many of those detained in the dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) unit at Broadmoor Hospital, where Professor Maden is the cli...

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Drug treatment of personality disorder

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