Treating Challenging Personalities in Primary Care

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Target Audience           

This activity is targeted towards all physician specialties.  

Statement of Need

In the United States, approximately 9% of adult patients have a personality disorder.  In the primary care setting approximately 18% of patients that are treated have some type of personality disorder.  Primary care practitioners do not consistently recognize or manage personality disorders when treating patients for medical related illnesses.

Clinicians should be aware of patient characteristics and symptoms that are related to personality disorders and effectively address and manage when providing primary care.

 

Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss basic personality traits.
• Define different personality disorders.
• List the risk factors for personality disorders.
• Explain the distinct diagnostic criteria of personality disorders.
• Discuss effective management strategies and treatment of patients with personality disorders.

Moderator

Joseph M. Flynn, D.O, MPH, FACP Chief Administrative Officer Norton Medical Group Physician-in-Chief Norton Cancer Institute

Speaker

John J. Wernert, M.D., MHA, DLFAPA Executive Medical Director, Behavioral Health Services Norton Medical Group

 

Date of Original Release | April 2020

All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

 

Resources for Additional Study 

The State Of Mental Health In America https://www.mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america

CDC Mental Health Website https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.htm

Dos and Don'ts in Treatments of Patients With Narcissistic Personality Disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32186986

 

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