ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER (ASPD). ASPD IS A DEEPLY INGRAINED AND DYSFUNCTIONAL THOUGHT PROCESS THAT FOCUSES ON SOCIAL EXPLOITIVE, DELINQUENT, AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR MOST COMMONLY KNOWN DUE TO THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL'S LACK OF REMORSE FOR THESE BEHAVIORS. ASPD FALLS INTO 1 OF 4 CLUSTER-B PERSONALITY DISORDERS WITHIN THE DSM V, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES NARCISSISTIC, BORDERLINE, AND HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, AND IMPROVING THE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.