Author Question: Comorbidity of personality disorders, where people meet the diagnostic criteria for more than one ... (Read 29 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Comorbidity of personality disorders, where people meet the diagnostic criteria for more than one personality disorder,

a. is a rare occurrence.
b. occurs at least half the time.
c. occurs in almost every instance.
d. occurs often because there is a common genetic basis.

Question 2

Dr. Patel has just determined that his new client meets the criteria for a personality disorder. What would you tell Dr. Jones about the possibility that there could be a comorbid diagnosis involving some other kind of mental disorder?

a. Comorbid mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders are very common.
b. He is only likely to find evidence of a mood disorder.
c. It is unlikely that there will be a comorbid diagnosis.
d. There might well be a comorbid diagnosis, but it would not have any connection to the personality disorder.