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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the person amenable to treatment at all? I think one thing that distinguishes a personality disorder like OCPD or borderline personality disorder from mood disorders like OCD or bipolar disorder is that people with personality disorders almost always resist treatment. [/quote]

This, though there are people with mood disorders who resist treatment or view their condition as something positive they don’t want to change, even if it is negatively affecting people close to them. Heck, I’ve known a person with ADHD (which I generally don’t think of in the same category as personality disorders at all) who had become so attached to the idea that all of her hurtful behavior could be attributed to and thus excused by her ADHD that she would not accept any form of criticism or apologize for any behavior at all.

I think part of it is that you can have a mood disorder or an executive functioning disorder and ALSO have high levels of narcissism or other behaviors associated with a personality disorder, and the outcome for others is essentially the same. Also, people get misdiagnosed all the time.[/quote]

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