Personality Disorders

Cluster A

Personality disorders characterized by odd or eccentric behavior, including paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Characterized by deep suspicion or mistrust of others, avoidance of relationships, sensitivity to criticism, and belief in being right.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

A voidance of social activities, lack of interest in relationships, limited emotional expression, and an inability to recognize unusual behavior.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Socially isolated with excessive anxiety, suspicious thoughts, belief in special powers, and peculiar ways of dressing.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

A pattern of persistent disregard for others' rights, criminal behavior, lack of remorse, and manipulative charm.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Intense fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, impulses leading to dangerous outcomes, and extreme mood swings.

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Extreme emotionality, a constant need for attention, and manipulative behaviors including potential suicidal attempts.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Characterized by grandiosity, a need for admiration, lack of empathy, and an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Extreme discomfort in social situations, feelings of inadequacy, and fear of negative evaluation or humiliation.

Dependent Personality Disorder

Excessive need to be cared for, implying helplessness, and difficulty making decisions due to fear of rejection.

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

Preoccupation with order, perfection, and control, losing flexibility and efficiency while avoiding true obsessions and compulsions.

Cluster B

Personality disorders characterized by dramatic, emotional, and erratic behavior, including antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality disorders.

Cluster C

Personality disorders characterized by anxious and fearful behavior, including avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive personality disorders.

1 in 10

Adults in the United States with a personality disorder.