Commentary: Against the widespread use of other types of PD diagnosis – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?). Issue 3 (26th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garralda, M. Elena
• Is Part Of: Child and adolescent mental health. Volume 27:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 250
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2022-07-26
• Subjects: Diagnosis -- personality disorders -- neurodevelopmental disorders; Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; Child mental health -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Mental health -- Periodicals; 155.405
• DOI: 10.1111/camh.12587
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1475-357X

Abstract

Abstract : Recent debate papers in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Debate CAMH, May 2022) advocate a more widespread and appropriate use by CAMH clinicians of borderline personality disorder diagnoses. This paper makes the case against the widespread use of other types of PD diagnosis in children and young people. Nevertheless, it would be of interest to establish to what extent adult PDs have their roots in early neurodevelopmental anomalies, and ascertainment of personality traits can help clarify children's response to environmental or traumatic stresses in those presenting with problems such as at the interface between physical and mental health.