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provisional personality disorder
Axis 1 disorder
Classification:
1) passive-aggressive personality disorder
2) depressive personality disorder
Management:
- differentiate depression vs negative attitudes
- treat depression
- avoid pessimism or exasperation
- adopt supportive, non-judgmental approach
- minimize expectations
- encourage individual psychotherapy
- identify underlying emotions
- redirect negative attitudes toward contructive activities [1]
Specific
depressive personality disorder
passive-aggressive personality disorder
General
personality disorder
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013