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maegan_martin

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Why is it important to consider a person's surrounding context when making a personality disorder diagnosis? Be sure to include an example to support your answer.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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It is important to consider a person's surrounding context when making a personality disorder diagnosis because a clinician may attribute a behavior to a personality disorder when the behavior can better be explained by an Axis I disorder. For example, a patient may have suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviors, feelings of emptiness, and low self-esteem. These symptoms can be attributed to borderline personality disorder as well as major depressive disorder. Therefore, it may be necessary to wait for symptoms to remit before making a diagnosis if there is no eminent threat to the safety of the patient or others.

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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