Personality Disorder Treatment: Comprehensive Care at Revival Mental Health
Revival Mental Health offers specialized therapy for every major personality disorder. Our programs combine psychiatry, psychology, and care from a mental health professional to improve daily function and quality of life. We match therapies to the patient’s needs with support from a health professional and a physician.
We assess safety, medical history, and current symptoms at intake. A mental health professional completes a structured exam and screens for psychosis, dissociative disorder, and substance abuse. We coordinate medication decisions with a health care provider who understands your goals and preferences.
Understanding Personality Disorder Treatment
Personality disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). These conditions affect behavior, mood, identity, coping, and relationships. Treatment plans address stress, abandonment fears, and skills for daily life.
Therapy is the core of care for any personality disorder. We use evidence that includes findings from a systematic review and guidance from the American Psychiatric Association and Mayo Clinic. Our team explains medicine options and when a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor may support mood or seasonal affective disorder.
Types of Personality Disorders
Below are common conditions we evaluate and treat. Each therapy plan supports safety, stability, and long-term skill building.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder involves mood swings, impulsivity, and fear of abandonment. Self-harm risk and alcohol or drug misuse may occur during crises. Therapy builds emotion regulation and stable relationships.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
Narcissistic personality disorder includes low empathy and a high need for admiration. Stress can trigger rage or withdrawal that harms work and family. Therapies target insight, behavior change, and empathy practice.
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder features odd beliefs, paranoia, and isolation. Some patients experience brief psychosis under stress. Therapy focuses on social skills, reality testing, and support.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Antisocial personality disorder includes aggression, deceit, and legal problems. Substance abuse and alcohol misuse are common risks. Treatment emphasizes accountability, behavior change, and relapse prevention.
Dependent Personality Disorder
Dependent personality disorder leads to clingy behavior and low confidence. Fear of separation drives decision-making and avoidance of responsibility. Therapy builds autonomy, problem solving, and coping.
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Paranoid personality disorder presents with chronic suspicion and anger. Stress can trigger hostile reactions and isolation. Therapy builds reality testing and flexible thinking.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder involves control, rules, and perfectionism. It can strain relationships and reduce life satisfaction. Therapy targets cognitive flexibility and balance.
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Avoidant personality disorder features social inhibition and hypersensitivity to criticism. Anxiety limits work and friendships. Therapy supports graded exposure and self-acceptance.
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Histrionic personality disorder shows dramatic behavior and a strong need for attention. Relationships may feel unstable or superficial. Therapy builds depth, boundaries, and values-based choices.
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid personality disorder includes detachment and limited emotional expression. People often prefer solitary work and minimal social contact. Therapy explores goals, skills, and optional social engagement.
Symptoms and Risk Factors
Common Personality Disorder Symptoms
Intense emotions and mood instability.
Chronic emptiness, sadness, and abandonment fears.
Impulsivity, Self-destructive or addictive behavior.
Distorted thought processes, dissociation, or brief psychosis.
Identity disturbance, poor coping skills, and unstable relationships
Risk Factors
Childhood Trauma: Abuse, neglect, abandonment, bullying, or childhood sexual abuse.
Environmental Influences: Stressful life experiences, domestic violence, and social factors.
Biological Factors: Brain structure, brain function, mood disorder predispositions, and medical history.
Combination of Factors: Interaction between traumatic events, genetics, lifestyle, and medical research findings such as systematic reviews.
Treatment Options for Personality Disorders
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Focuses on distress tolerance, anger management, emotional regulation, and building interpersonal relationships. DBT is evidence-based and backed by medical research, including systematic review studies.
Combination of Psychotherapy
Includes one-on-one therapy, group therapy, schema therapy, and cognitive analytic therapy. These approaches improve insight, coping, and problem solving.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Targets negative thought patterns, fear, and problematic behavior that fuel mood disorders and anxiety disorders. CBT helps patients build coping skills, manage stress, and improve overall mental state through structured problem solving and lifestyle changes.
Therapeutic Communities
Provide a structured therapeutic community and safe environment for patients to explore behavior patterns, eating habits, lifestyle management, and relationship skills.
Medications for Personality Disorder
Mood Stabilizers: Help manage mood swings, bipolar disorder, and impulsivity.
Antipsychotic Medications: Reduce aggression, psychosis, paranoia, and severe symptoms such as dissociation.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Used for anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, and seasonal affective disorder.
Antidepressants: Improve sadness, mood, and emotional regulation.
Anti-Anxiety Medications: Reduce fear, insomnia, and social anxiety symptoms.
Pharmacotherapy: Involves personalized use of medicine and drug evaluation under a health professional or physician.
Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders
Many patients face substance abuse, alcohol misuse, or addiction with a personality disorder. Others have anxiety, eating issues, or trauma symptoms. Our dual-diagnosis team coordinates psychiatry, therapy, and medication to improve mental health and safety.
We collaborate with your health care provider and physician. We share updates on medicine response and side effects. We adjust therapy plans after each exam to match progress and goals.
Improving Quality of Life
Care focuses on relationships, work, and day-to-day function. Skills practice builds confidence, empathy, and mentalization. We track milestones that matter to you.
Revival Mental Health provides psychiatry, therapy, and case support in one program. A mental health professional monitors safety, stress, and symptom change. We use guidance from the American Psychiatric Association and Mayo Clinic to inform care.
We follow evidence-based practices and update plans as needs change. Our clinicians review systematic review findings and clinical guidelines. We explain therapies and medicine in clear language so you can decide with confidence.
If you or someone you care about is living with a personality disorder, know there is hope for a brighter future. Our team is ready to guide you toward healing and personal growth. Don’t let a personality disorder define your life. Contact us now and discover the possibilities that await you. Your journey to a happier and healthier you begins here at Revival Mental Health. Visit SAMHSA for more information.
Are you or a loved one struggling with anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns?
Contact us and speak with one of our admissions representatives to find out if Revival Mental Health is suitable for you.
