Immature personality disorder
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Immature personality disorder | |
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Specialty | Psychiatry |
Symptoms | -Lack of stamina [1] -Poor adaptation capabilities[1] -Inability to deal with stress[2] |
Diagnostic method | Based on reported symptoms |
Differential diagnosis | Bipolar[3] |
Personality disorders |
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Cluster A (odd) |
Cluster B (dramatic) |
Cluster C (anxious) |
Not otherwise specified |
Depressive |
Others |
Immature Personality Disorder (IPD[4]) is an ICD-10 diagnosis characterized by lack of emotional development, low tolerance of stress and anxiety, inability to accept personal responsibility, and reliance on age-inappropriate defense mechanisms.[4] The disorder has been "gaining prominence"[5][better source needed] in the 21st century.[6] It is listed under "F60.8 Other specific personality disorders".[7] A study in Denmark found that together, these 6 "Other" types constituted 2.4% of all personality disorder diagnoses.[8]
While borderline personality disorder is the most common personality disorder among those who commit non-suicidal self-harm, the overall rate of deliberate self-harm is highest among those with immature personality disorder.[9]
It has been noted for displaying "an absence of mental disability",[4] and demonstrating "ineffectual responses to social, psychological and physical demands."[10]
Mechanics[]
IPD involves a weakness of the ego, which limits the ability to restrain impulses or properly model anxiety.[4][better source needed] They fail to integrate the aggressive and libidinal factors at play in other people, and thus are not able to parse their own experiences.[4]
It can be caused by a neurobiological immaturity of brain functioning, or through a childhood trauma, or other means.[4]
In law and custom[]
In the 1980s, it was noted that immature personality disorder was one of the most common illnesses invoked by the Roman Catholic Church in order to facilitate annulment of undesired marriages.[11]
In 1978, David Augustine Walton was tried in Barbados for killing two passers by who had offered his mother and girlfriend a ride following an argument, and pleaded diminished capacity resulting from his immature personality disorder; he was nevertheless convicted of murder.[12]
In 1989, a former employee of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation had his claim of discrimination dismissed, after alleging that his employment had been terminated due to his Immature Personality Disorder alongside a sexual fetish in which he placed chocolate bars under the posteriors of women whose driving capabilities he was testing.[13]
A 1994 Australian case regarding unemployment benefits noted that while "mere personal distaste for certain work is not relevant, but a condition (such as immature personality disorder) may foreclose otherwise suitable prospects".[14]
In 2017, an individual whose sole diagnosis was Immature Personality Disorder was allowed to die through Belgian euthanasia laws that require a medical diagnosis of a life-long condition that could impair well-being.[15]
References[]
- ^ a b "Personality disorders". medicineworld.org. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Peter Pan Syndrome: The Science Behind It, What It Is & How To Treat It | Betterhelp". www.betterhelp.com.
- ^ Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, NC, Docket No 04-12 158A
- ^ a b c d e f Almeida, Fernando; Ribeiro, Patrícia; Moreira, Diana (September 27, 2019). "Immature Personality Disorder: Contribution to the Definition of this Personality" (PDF). Clinical Neuroscience and Neurological Research International Journal. Troy, Michigan: Academic Strive. 2 (2).
- ^ Ostrow, Ruth (May 18, 2017). "Forever young: immature personality disorder". The Australian. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 301.89 : Other personality disorders". www.icd9data.com.
- ^ Buck, Carol J. (June 16, 2016). 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition -- E-Book. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-1-4557-7499-9.
- ^ Pedersen, Liselotte; Simonsen, Erik (November 17, 2014). "Incidence and prevalence rates of personality disorders in Denmark—A register study". Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. Abingdon, England: Taylor & Francis. 68 (8): 543–548. doi:10.3109/08039488.2014.884630. ISSN 0803-9488. PMID 24520919. S2CID 207472992.
- ^ Krishnaram, Vaithiyam Devendran; Aravind, Vaithiyam Krishnaram; Vimala, A. Rupavathy (March 2016). "Deliberate Self-harm seen in a Government Licensed Private Psychiatric Hospital and Institute". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publishing. 38 (2): 137–141. doi:10.4103/0253-7176.178808. PMC 4820553. PMID 27114626.
- ^ "Personality disorders :From MedicineWorld.Org". medicineworld.org.
- ^ Severino, Sally K.; Mcnutt, Edith R. (March 1984). "The Psychiatrist as Expert Witness: The Roman Catholic Church Marriage Tribunal". Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Bloomfield, Illinois: American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 12 (1): 49–66. doi:10.1177/009318538401200106. S2CID 158806167.
- ^ Kok, Lee Peng; Cheang, Molly; Chee, Kuan Tsee (1990). Diminished Responsibility: With Special Reference to Singapore. Kent Ridge, Singapore: NUS Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 9789971691387.
- ^ "Decision order" (PDF). werc.wi.gov. 1989. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ Carney, Terry (2003). "Disability and Social Security: Compatible or Not?". Australian Journal of Human Rights. Abingdon, England: Taylor & Francis. 9 (2): 139–172. doi:10.1080/1323238X.2003.11911110. S2CID 158299198.
- ^ Dierickx, Sigrid; Deliens, Luc; Cohen, Joachim; Chambaere, Kenneth (December 2017). "Euthanasia for people with psychiatric disorders or dementia in Belgium: analysis of officially reported cases". BMC Psychiatry. London, England: BioMed Central. 17 (1): 203. doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1369-0. ISSN 1471-244X. PMC 5481967. PMID 28641576. S2CID 3237745.
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