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Personality disorders under 18? |
Issue Why is it that personality disorders are almost never diagnosed under the age of 18? Best Tip Personality disorders are generally not diagnosed very often. There are several reasons that I will explain later in the body of this message. Personality disorders have specific criteria that a person must meet, the primary criteria is that the disorder has to cause significant impairment in either social, recreational, or occupational functioning and can not be contributed to an Axis I mood disorder. Specific other age related criteria must also be met to diagnose certain personality disorders such as Antisocial Personality Disorder (DSM-IVR 301.70), which states for people under the age of 15, the must also have had evidence of a conduct disorder. Now with that said here comes the real revelation. Many times teens are admitted to inpatient psychiatric units with Axis I Major Mood Disorders, even though they suffer from personality disorders. Insurance companies often refuse to pay increased costs involved in inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations for a personality disorder diagnosis. Unfortunately the health care system in the United States is fiscally driven, not health care need oriented. Finally, many symptoms of personality disorders mimic actual mood disorder symptoms, especially dealing with children. For instance Borderline Personality Disorder (DSM-IVR 301.83) traits are often confused or mistaken for symptoms consistent with Bi-Polar disorder. It is advised to take a child to a certified child psychiatrist or psychologist for evaluation. Others Because it usually doesn't rear its ugly head till later on. Sometimes it is dismissed as the person "just being a kid," or "just a teenager." because they are still developing and personality disorders are difficult enough to diagnose in adults. A child's behavior can just be a result of parents or environment or a cry for help. Because once you get labeled with a personality disorder it's pretty much with you for life. People under 18 are not diagnosed with them because it is believed that a personality is not entirely set in stone before then and to label someone with a personality disorder before this could ruin someone's life unnecessarily. If they diagnosed under 18 pretty much every hormonal adolescent would have a diagnosis. Clinical psychology student I have no idea. I swear, people tell me it's normal. I'm 14 and I feel like I have at least 8 other personalities because I have a nearly complete history of where they could've been born,their age is different from mine, smarter, dumber, more charming, shy, dominant and agrresive... Whatever! I say it's different personalities. I don't know why they don't say it's true.... Sometimes it's like I'm another person.. But most of the time I can control it. But they fight alot when I have much stress and I get a headache because two or three of them are argueing. I can hear them, but uhm..It just gives me a headache. x.x; Personality disorders are exremely hard to diagnose. One can not go into therapy, or see a psych doc once and them know. They have to see what you talk about. How you look at things, and what happens in your every day life. The brain is still growing at 18, which doesnt give much in the aspect of personality disorders. If one is diagnosed under 18, chances are... that it's prominant. One should never diagnose a personality disorder themselves. A certified doctor needs to be the one to diagnose it. In the time alotted from that Doctor. Also, past life experiences, could be a part of that. Their personalities comming out. Their memories. Their life. Even could be so much as their death. |
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