TY - JOUR KW - Humans KW - Nurse Practitioners KW - Nursing Assessment KW - Personality Disorders/nursing KW - Primary Health Care AU - J. W. Norton A1 - AB - Patients who suffer from personality disorders often exhibit self-destructive behaviors in the clinical setting and are noncompliant. By recognizing the disorder and intervening, primary care providers can help improve patient outcomes and minimize damaging clinical interactions. This article discusses the different types of personality disorders and provides diagnosis, treatment, and referral guidelines. AD - University of Mississippi College of Medicine, Jackson, USA. BT - The Nurse practitioner C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities CP - 12 CY - United States DO - 10.1097/00006205-200025120-00004 IS - 12 JF - The Nurse practitioner LA - eng M1 - Journal Article N2 - Patients who suffer from personality disorders often exhibit self-destructive behaviors in the clinical setting and are noncompliant. By recognizing the disorder and intervening, primary care providers can help improve patient outcomes and minimize damaging clinical interactions. This article discusses the different types of personality disorders and provides diagnosis, treatment, and referral guidelines. PP - United States PY - 2000 SN - 0361-1817; 0361-1817 SP - 40 EP - 42 EP - 51 SP - 55 EP - 3 EP - T1 - Personality disorders in the primary care setting T2 - The Nurse practitioner TI - Personality disorders in the primary care setting U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities U2 - 11149142 U3 - 10.1097/00006205-200025120-00004 VL - 25 VO - 0361-1817; 0361-1817 Y1 - 2000 Y2 - Dec ER -