10.1 Introduction
Learning Objectives
- Identify assessment cues of personality disorder behaviors
- Identify nursing priorities for clients with personality disorders
- Plan outcomes for clients with personality disorders
- Differentiate safety/protective interventions for clients with personality disorders
- Apply evidence-based practice when planning care and interventions for clients with personality disorders
- Analyze treatments for clients with personality disorders
- Apply the nursing process to clients with personality disorders at risk for suicide
Research studies have demonstrated that nine percent of Americans have a personality disorder. A large proportion of this population is also diagnosed with one or more other mental illnesses.[1] This chapter will describe the signs and symptoms of ten personality disorders and associated treatments.
- National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Personality disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/personality-disorders ↵
