How to Use personality disorder in a Sentence
personality disorder
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How much of her story is about the supernatural or unknown element of the show, and how much of it is about a personality disorder from repressed trauma?
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
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Ninety percent of inmates have been diagnosed with a mental illness, and about 70% have a personality disorder.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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There's no way to prevent schizoid or other personality disorders.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
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Experts at the state mental hospital concluded that Stauch had a personality disorder with borderline and narcissistic features but was sane at the time Gannon was killed.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 9 May 2023
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Police were told that Anthony Bowman, a local physician who had been taking medication for bipolar personality disorder, had briefly left the home and then returned.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
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Now, Sandoval’s efforts to characterize Kristen Doute as mentally unstable – to the point of accusing her of having a personality disorder – feels like gaslighting.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
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Written by three authors with years of experience in psychiatric care, the workbook provides clear, helpful exercises and a wealth of information to learn about anxiety and personality disorders.
—Mary K. Tatum, Ms, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
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The grey area in between a personality trait and a mental health condition: Because narcissism can be viewed on a spectrum, there is a grey area in between exhibiting benign personality traits and narcissism as a personality disorder.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
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The researchers considered 16 distinct mental disorders, from schizophrenia and depression to anorexia and personality disorders.
—Aaron Reuben, Outside Online, 11 June 2019
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Because there are so many different ways bipolar can present, it’s often misdiagnosed as major depression, anxiety, psychosis, autism, ADHD, or personality disorders.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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Loneliness has been shown to increase the risk for depression, personality disorders, suicide, dementia, cardiovascular problems and even premature death.
—Jelena Kecmanovic, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2023
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This personality disorder can include the behaviors below.
—Catherine Dibenedetto, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
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Psychiatrists who specialize in therapy tend to treat patients with long-lasting depression, anxiety and personality disorders, according to research.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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But some psychiatrists contended that the vulnerability criteria overlapped too much with those of other personality disorders.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
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Some members noted that key symptoms such as identity disturbance, outbursts of anger, and unstable interpersonal relations also featured in narcissistic and histrionic personality disorders.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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Over time, her expertise grew to encompass areas as diverse as grief, personality disorders, family trauma, compassion fatigue, military counseling, mindfulness meditation, ADHD, and anxiety.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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Someone who exhibits narcissistic traits may have a personality disorder known as narcissistic personality disorder.
—Fortune Well, 3 Mar. 2023
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For example, practitioners misdiagnose autism as ADHD, anxiety, intellectual disabilities, and personality disorders.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
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