Antisocial Personality Disorder Treatment Q&A

Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition that typically presents with a lack of regard or empathy for other individuals. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder often will have no regard for what is right or wrong and will ignore the feelings of others.

This can lead to a wide range of adverse social behaviors. They may be indifferent towards upsetting others, or they may try to upset, anger, or manipulate others intentionally. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder often do not regret their behavior nor experience remorse. In some cases, this disorder can lead individuals to behave impulsively or even violently, to struggle with responsibilities at work, school, or within their family, or to violate the law.

Antisocial personality disorder can present in several different ways, but typically it involves habitual, repetitive behavior such as ignoring right and wrong and being insensitive or disrespectful towards others.

It may lead to telling lies, manipulating, or taking advantage of others, feeling no shame or guilt about harming others, and also presenting with dangerous behavior without regard for the safety of others or even oneself.

Antisocial personality disorder is a lifelong condition; however, it can be managed over time with appropriate treatment such as that available at Success Health System.

Antisocial personality disorder has a variety of potential causes. In many cases, the exact cause of antisocial personality disorder is unknown. Genetics can create an increased susceptibility to the onset of antisocial personality disorder. Additionally, environmental factors and life stressors such as abuse, or neglect could lead to the onset of the disorder.

Changes in brain function that affect brain development can also heighten susceptibility to this condition. Oftentimes, antisocial personality disorder tends to be developed through childhood, when personality tends to form. It typically occurs more frequently in men than it does in women.

Certain injuries or brain defects during developmental years are associated with the condition’s onset in some cases. It may co-occur alongside other mental health conditions, including substance use disorders, or may occur on its own.

Antisocial personality disorder will be diagnosed during a thorough consultation with specialists at Success Health System LLC. Diagnosis is made when an individual is 18 years or older and typically has a history of personality disorder-associated behaviors before the age of 15.

A detailed psychological assessment will be conducted to diagnose antisocial personality disorder, as many of the presenting symptoms may overlap with presentations from other mental health disorders.

Typically, patients will have to exhibit at least three criteria of behaviors for a diagnosis. These behaviors include being deceitful, irritable, aggressive, irresponsible, or lacking remorse for their behaviors and other criteria like breaking the law, impulsive behaviors and disregard for the safety of others or oneself.

At least three of these behaviors must present repeatedly or habitually as part of a person’s everyday behavior and personality. Behavior is often the most extreme during an individual with antisocial personality disorders’ late teens and early 20s, and in some cases, improves with age.

Antisocial personality disorder will be treated on a case-by-case basis, though it is often thought to be a lifelong disorder, it can be managed and treated.

The board-certified psychiatrist at Success Health System LLC will work with patients to devise a custom treatment plan. This may involve a multidisciplinary approach, and different forms of therapy can be utilized to help improve behavior over time, considering factors such as offending history, age, and any associated or co-occurring problems such as drug or alcohol misuse.

Different talk therapies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, may often be utilized in the treatment of antisocial personality disorder. Community-based programs that address the risk of offending and set psychological and emotional needs may also be implemented.

Antisocial personality disorder can be treated in individual or group therapies, and whether or not medications will be incorporated is something that’s determined on a case-by-case basis.

In some presentations of the condition, antidepressant medicines may be helpful. Providers at Success Health System LLC will work with patients to manage their condition, control their symptoms, and help them live a full life with their condition.

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