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Overview
This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements.
- Background
  - Definition, prevalence, and prognosis
- Diagnosis
  - Presentation and potential differential diagnoses
- Management
  - How to manage a personality disorder
- Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
- An audit suggestion
- A list of useful links and resources for further reading
Goals
During this course you will learn:
- The criteria used to make a diagnosis of personality disorder.
- The prevalence of personality disorders in the UK.
- The prognosis of the condition.
- The presentation of personality disorders.
- The potential differential diagnoses.
- The potential complications of personality disorder.
- How to manage personality disorder in primary care.
- The referral strategy to secondary care.

References and Audit Suggestions

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Personality Disorders – Diagnosis and Management

Text 30 mins No CPD

Topics covered

Mental Health

Date created

30/10/2020

Last revision

05/01/2022

Next revision

01/10/2025

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