Personality disorders

Handouts

Each handout is designed for one or more MRCPsych exam papers as indicated in the table below. There is an overlap in the knowledge required for the different papers so a handout may be more useful than indicated.

P1	P2	P3	CASC	Updated
				15 Feb 2010	Personality disorders
				15 Feb 2010	Classification of habit and impulse disorders
				15 Feb 2010	Simulated disorders

National guidance

Below are links to useful guidelines on this topic. Clicking on a document title will open a new window on the external website. Access to some documents may be restricted. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• Borderline personality disorder: treatment and management
  NICE 2009
• Antisocial personality disorder: treatment, management and prevention
  NICE 2009

Journal articles

Below are links to useful journal articles on this topic. This list is not meant to be exhaustive - priority is given to review or educational articles. Clicking on an article title will open a new window on the journal's official website. You may need to subscribe to the journal in order to access the full text of the article. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• Assessment of personality disorder
  APT - Sep 2009
• Are you looking at me? Understanding and managing paranoid personality disorder
  APT - Jan 2009