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Thus, [[Axis-1 disorders]] and [[Axis-2 disorders]] have similar presentation and needs to be evaluated and ruled out before making the diagnosis of Axis-2 disorders. | Thus, [[Axis-1 disorders]] and [[Axis-2 disorders]] have similar presentation and needs to be evaluated and ruled out before making the diagnosis of Axis-2 disorders. | ||
==Differentiating | ==Differentiating Personality Disorder from other Diseases== | ||
Personality disorders present with symptoms which corresponds to other psychiatric illnesses as well. It makes imperative to employ the [DSM-5] criterion to make the diagnosis of PD. Additionally, many patients with PDs also suffer from co-morbid conditions like mood disorders, [[substance abuse]] and organic brain lesions which have overlapping symptoms and signs with PDs. This requires a complete long history including duration of symptoms and developmental history and essential investigations. | Personality disorders present with symptoms which corresponds to other psychiatric illnesses as well. It makes imperative to employ the [DSM-5] criterion to make the diagnosis of PD. Additionally, many patients with PDs also suffer from co-morbid conditions like mood disorders, [[substance abuse]] and organic brain lesions which have overlapping symptoms and signs with PDs. This requires a complete long history including duration of symptoms and developmental history and essential investigations. | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 16 July 2021
Template:Atherosclerosis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayesha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Boderline disorder needs to be differentiated from mood disorders like Bipolar disorder, anxiety and delusional disorder. Cluster-A disorders have to distinguished from delusional disorder (persecutory type), schizophreniform, bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms and schizophrenia. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can also have interchangeable presenting complaints to the cluster-C PDs.. Thus, Axis-1 disorders and Axis-2 disorders have similar presentation and needs to be evaluated and ruled out before making the diagnosis of Axis-2 disorders.
Differentiating Personality Disorder from other Diseases
Personality disorders present with symptoms which corresponds to other psychiatric illnesses as well. It makes imperative to employ the [DSM-5] criterion to make the diagnosis of PD. Additionally, many patients with PDs also suffer from co-morbid conditions like mood disorders, substance abuse and organic brain lesions which have overlapping symptoms and signs with PDs. This requires a complete long history including duration of symptoms and developmental history and essential investigations.
Differentiating [disease name] from other diseases on the basis of [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]
On the basis [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], [disease name] must be differentiated from [disease 1], [disease 2], [disease 3], [disease 4], [disease 5], and [disease 6].
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| Diseases | Symptom 1 | Symptom 2 | Symptom 3 | Physical exam 1 | Physical exam 2 | Physical exam 3 | Lab 1 | Lab 2 | Lab 3 | Imaging 1 | Imaging 2 | Imaging 3 | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
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