Diagnosis of personality disorders in learning disability

Alexander, Regi and Cooray, Sherva (2003) Diagnosis of personality disorders in learning disability. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 182 (44). s28-s31. ISSN 1472-1465

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Abstract

Background: Though contentious, the diagnosis of personality disorders in persons with learning disability is clinically relevant because it affects many aspects of management. Aims: To examine published literature on the diagnosis of personality disorders in learning disability. Method: Selective review with computerised (Medline, Embase and PsychInfo) and manual literature searches. Results: The variation in the cooccurrence of personality disorder in learning disability, with prevalence ranging from less than 1% to 91% in a community setting and 22% to 92% in hospital settings, is very great and too large to be explained by real differences. Conclusions: The diagnosis of personality disorders in learning disability is complex and difficult, particularly in those with severe disability Developing consensus diagnostic criteria, specific for various developmental levels, is one way forward. Such criteria may need to include objective proxy measures such as behavioural observations and informant accounts.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Users 2731 not found.
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2012 11:51
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2023 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/39435
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.182.44.s28

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