Late-onset personality disorder: a condition still steeped in ignorance
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Published version
Author(s)
Tyrer, Peter
Howard, Robert
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Personality disorder is likely to be common in late life, but our ignorance is such that, at present, we can only speculate about its frequency and importance. The only firm evidence we have is that antisocial personality features tend to be attenuated in older age and obsessional and detached features accentuated. Differentiating personality change following organic disease from personality disorder requires more attention as it is important for good clinical management.
Date Issued
2020-07
Date Acceptance
2020-03-16
Citation
BJPsych Advances, 2020, 26 (4), pp.219-220
ISSN
2056-4678
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Start Page
219
End Page
220
Journal / Book Title
BJPsych Advances
Volume
26
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© The Authors 2020. This paper has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer-review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press.
Identifier
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/lateonset-personality-disorder-a-condition-still-steeped-in-ignorance/F375BECFD3DA7E1CF8BC808C30C26E6F
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-04-16