Personality change due to another medical condition
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Personality Change Due to Another Medical Condition
Differential Diagnosis
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Diagnostic Criteria
DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Personality Change Due to Another Medical Condition[1]
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- A.A persistent personality disturbance that represents a change from the individual’s previous characteristic personality pattern.
Note:In children, the disturbance involves a marked deviation from normal development or a significant change in the child’s usual behavior patterns, lasting at least
1 year.
AND
- B.There is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the disturbance is the direct patho physiological consequence of another medical condition.
AND
- C.The disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder (including another mental disorder due to another medical condition).
AND
- D.The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a delirium.
AND
E.The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Specify whether:
- Labile type: If the predominant feature is affective lability.
- Disinhibited type: If the predominant feature is poor impulse control as evidenced by sexual indiscretions, etc.
- Aggressive type: If the predominant feature is aggressive behavior.
- Apathetic type: If the predominant feature is marked apathy and indifference.
- Paranoid type: If the predominant feature is suspiciousness or paranoid ideation.
- Other type: If the presentation is not characterized by any of the above subtypes.
- Combined type: If more than one feature predominates in the clinical picture.
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.