Psychiatry and Psychology

Personality Disorders

A major deviation from normal patterns of behavior.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A major deviation from normal patterns of behavior.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Impulse-Ridden Personality
  • Inadequate Personality
  • Avoidant Personality Disorders
  • Impulse Ridden Personality
  • Personality Disorder, Avoidant
  • Personality Disorders, Avoidant
  • Personality, Impulse-Ridden
  • Personality, Inadequate

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

68; AS IF PERSONALITY was see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1975-78; IMPULSE-RIDDEN PERSONALITY & INADEQUATE PERSONALITY were see under PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1968-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Mental Disorders (1966-1967)
  • Personality (1966-1967)

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  1. F03w.675w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Personality Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010554. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010554
  2. Personality Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_disorder
  3. Personality Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270673