Friday, March 18, 2016

There is some talk about Bergdahl having a personality disorder.

So. 

The American public has absolutely no idea to the degree of mental health issues manifest in the military. Personal disorders are everywhere. The one personality disorder that manifests most frequently in crime is Borderline Personality Disorder.


October 18, 2007 NIMH-funded (click here) researchers recently reported that roughly nine percent of? U.S.adults have a personality disorder as defined by the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-IV. Many people with personality disorders were also found to have co-occurring major mental disorders. These findings are from the first nationally representative survey of the prevalence of personality disorders and were published in the September 2007 issue ofBiological Psychiatry....

The most current DSM is DSM-V. (click here) Public or Academic libraries have it in their reference section.

This new edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5(tm)), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Their dedication and hard work have yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.