Personality disorders —atypical ways of thinking about oneself and relating to other people—are grouped into three clusters: A, B, and C. Cluster B disorders are marked by dramatic, manipulative, unpredictable, or emotional behaviors. The disorders in Cluster B are antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder.
How Are Cluster B Disorders Treated?
While medication and certain therapy approaches have shown some promise, on the whole, Cluster B and all other personality disorders are difficult to treat. As such, they can continue to engender impairment for the individual and pain for those within that person’s orbit, even after treatment is initiated.
Treatment is complicated by the fact that many people with personality disorders do not seek professional help, and may not feel as if anything is wrong with them; in particular, those with narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder may not seek help unless requested by a family member or ordered by the legal system.
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Personality disorders, by definition, are chronic maladaptive patterns of behavior . While improvement is possible and some overt symptoms do appear to go into “remission” after treatment, in most cases, an individual will likely continue to struggle with behavioral symptoms and/or internal distress throughout their lives.
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