Citation

Cruitt PJ, Oltmanns TF. Curr. Opin. Psychol. 2018; 21: 89-93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.09.013

PMID

29073530

PMCID

PMC6058683

Abstract

METHODological advances enable the latest research on personality pathology in later life to turn toward understanding the role personality pathology plays in age-related outcomes. Despite indications that some features of personality disorders fade in later life, a prevalence rate of approximately 10 percent has been established for adults aged 50 or older. Personality disorder features have been linked to suicidal ideation, poorer physical health, and cognitive decline in later life. Given these associations, the literature on treatment of personality disorders in this age group is surprisingly scant. Future research needs to address this lack in order to provide guidelines for the use of the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders with older adults.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Aged; Middle Aged; Health Status; Aged, 80 and over; Suicidal Ideation; Personality Inventory; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Personality Disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction