Antisocial personality disorder is a mental disorder.
Pathology is also known as sociopathy.
Due to this disorder, the patient does not care about what is good and what is bad, he does not care about the feelings of the people around him, he is not very interested in their rights and mood.
People of this type are happy to be manipulated, try to start a fight, stir up a conflict - it's strange, but despite such behavior, they don't feel guilty.
The characteristic symptoms of this diagnosis are: lies, violence, aggression, impulsiveness, arrogance, stubbornness, self-esteem; They often have problems with the law due to their criminal behavior.
Diagnosis
Patients with antisocial personality disorder cannot be convinced that they need treatment because they do not believe they need help.
Usually, the doctor is not consulted directly for the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder, but for the management of depression, anxiety or anger. Often, a doctor is consulted for problems caused by alcohol or drug use.
Patients suffering from this diagnosis find it difficult to accurately define the symptoms and talk about the complaint, however, the doctor suspects antisocial personality disorder based on the behavior - in such clinical cases, one of the determining factors is how the patient interacts with others.
For anamnesis, the doctor will use the following methods:
- Patient's thoughts, feelings, relationships;
- Symptoms;
- Personal and medical history.
The course of treatment is individual, although psychotherapy and drug therapy are often prescribed.
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