Personality Disorder
Higher neuroticism level tied to incident AF, younger age at AF onset
People with a high level of neuroticism were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, and to do so at a younger age, compared with people with lower levels, according to a study presented at Heart Rhythm 2023.
Impaired motor skills may indicate psychosis for kids in families with psych disorders
In children with familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, evidence of motor impairment skills may indicate neurodevelopmental vulnerability for psychosis.
Interventions benefit those with personality disorder in community, outpatient setting
Individuals diagnosed with a personality disorder benefited from interventions delivered in community or outpatient settings, with all therapeutic approaches demonstrating similar efficacy, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
VIDEO: Manage hypersensitivity in adolescents with borderline personality disorder
NEW ORLEANS – Borderline personality disorder can be effectively treated by using the good psychiatric management approach, Lois W. Choi-Kain, MD, said here at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.
Psychotherapy provision declined significantly in recent decades
The number of psychiatrists who provided psychotherapy significantly declined between 1996 and 2016, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.
Desire to get COVID-19 vaccine not linked to mental illness severity
People with severe mental illness in an Israeli public psychiatric hospital opted to be vaccinated against COVID-19 based on their opinion of the vaccine, not distress level, researchers wrote in a study published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Electroconvulsive therapy effective for depressed patients with, without comorbid BPD
Behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts introverted personality in adulthood
Behavioral inhibition in infancy appeared associated with a reserved, introverted personality in early adulthood, according to results of a prospective longitudinal study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.