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Comprehensive details regarding mood, thoughts, emotions, interpersonal and social relationships, impulse control and perceptions should be taken. Details of education, employment, and responses to stress give an insight into interpersonal functioning. Conducting a [[clinical interview]] also helps in providing a comprehensive understanding of self-identity issues if present.Family history and history of [[substance abuse]] can provide a valuable contribution in assessment for diagnosis. Lastly, similar to other psychiatric disorder, it is imperative to check for suicide ideation, plan and attempts. | Comprehensive details regarding mood, thoughts, emotions, interpersonal and social relationships, impulse control and perceptions should be taken. Details of education, employment, and responses to stress give an insight into interpersonal functioning. Conducting a [[clinical interview]] also helps in providing a comprehensive understanding of self-identity issues if present.Family history and history of [[substance abuse]] can provide a valuable contribution in assessment for diagnosis. Lastly, similar to other psychiatric disorder, it is imperative to check for suicide ideation, plan and attempts. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayesha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
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The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History and Symptoms
History
Comprehensive details regarding mood, thoughts, emotions, interpersonal and social relationships, impulse control and perceptions should be taken. Details of education, employment, and responses to stress give an insight into interpersonal functioning. Conducting a clinical interview also helps in providing a comprehensive understanding of self-identity issues if present.Family history and history of substance abuse can provide a valuable contribution in assessment for diagnosis. Lastly, similar to other psychiatric disorder, it is imperative to check for suicide ideation, plan and attempts.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of PDs include frequent mood swings, anger outbursts, unstable self-image, waning social relationships, suspiciousness towards others, over-emotionality, in-sensitivity and irresponsibility towards self and others, and inconsistency in goals. They are usually ignorant towards their own behavior and have ego-syntonic symptoms. All these symptoms need to present in more than one setting.