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Cluster B personality disorder

MedGen UID:
507569
•Concept ID:
C0009086
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Cluster B personality disorder (4306003)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differences in antipsychotic treatment between depressive patients with and without a suicide attempt.
Asp M, Ambrus L, Reis M, Manninen S, Fernström J, Lindqvist D, Westrin Å
Compr Psychiatry 2021 Aug;109:152264. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152264. PMID: 34271258
Borderline personality disorder: an overview of history, diagnosis and treatment in adolescents.
Al-Alem L, Omar HA
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2008 Oct-Dec;20(4):395-404. PMID: 19230440
Substance abuse and B-cluster disorders. II: Treatment recommendations.
Walker R
J Psychoactive Drugs 1992 Jul-Sep;24(3):233-41. doi: 10.1080/02791072.1992.10471643. PMID: 1432401

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comparison of bipolar disorder type II and major depressive disorder.
Miola A, Tondo L, Pinna M, Contu M, Baldessarini RJ
J Affect Disord 2023 Feb 15;323:204-212. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.039. PMID: 36410453
Cluster-b personality disorder traits and impulsivity: Indirect associations with alcohol use severity through positive alcohol expectancies.
Guillot CR, Lucke HR, Ramsey AJ, Kearns NT, Blumenthal H, Berman ME
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2023 Apr;31(2):423-432. Epub 2022 Sep 1 doi: 10.1037/pha0000598. PMID: 36048108Free PMC Article
Utilization of Health Care Services by Patients With Cluster B Personality Disorders or Schizophrenia.
Cailhol L, Pelletier É, Rochette L, Renaud S, Koch M, David P, Villeneuve E, Lunghi C, Lesage A
Psychiatr Serv 2021 Dec 1;72(12):1392-1399. Epub 2021 Jul 20 doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000554. PMID: 34281361
Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Rady A, Elfatatry A, Molokhia T, Radwan A
Epilepsy Behav 2021 May;118:107918. Epub 2021 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107918. PMID: 33735815
Prevalence and characteristics of cluster B personality disorder in a consultation-liaison psychiatry practice.
Mergui J, Raveh D, Gropp C, Golmard JL, Jaworowski S
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2015 Mar;19(1):65-70. Epub 2014 Nov 24 doi: 10.3109/13651501.2014.981543. PMID: 25363196

Diagnosis

Comparison of bipolar disorder type II and major depressive disorder.
Miola A, Tondo L, Pinna M, Contu M, Baldessarini RJ
J Affect Disord 2023 Feb 15;323:204-212. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.039. PMID: 36410453
An investigation of the triarchic model of psychopathy and self-reported Cluster B personality disorder traits.
Daurio AM, Taylor J
Personal Disord 2022 Mar;13(2):153-159. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1037/per0000500. PMID: 34323553
Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Rady A, Elfatatry A, Molokhia T, Radwan A
Epilepsy Behav 2021 May;118:107918. Epub 2021 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107918. PMID: 33735815
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review.
Baykan B, Wolf P
Seizure 2017 Jul;49:36-41. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.05.011. PMID: 28544889
Borderline personality disorder: an overview of history, diagnosis and treatment in adolescents.
Al-Alem L, Omar HA
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2008 Oct-Dec;20(4):395-404. PMID: 19230440

Therapy

Comparison of bipolar disorder type II and major depressive disorder.
Miola A, Tondo L, Pinna M, Contu M, Baldessarini RJ
J Affect Disord 2023 Feb 15;323:204-212. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.039. PMID: 36410453
Differences in antipsychotic treatment between depressive patients with and without a suicide attempt.
Asp M, Ambrus L, Reis M, Manninen S, Fernström J, Lindqvist D, Westrin Å
Compr Psychiatry 2021 Aug;109:152264. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152264. PMID: 34271258
Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Rady A, Elfatatry A, Molokhia T, Radwan A
Epilepsy Behav 2021 May;118:107918. Epub 2021 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107918. PMID: 33735815
Psychiatric (Axis I) and personality (Axis II) disorders and subjective psychiatric symptoms in chronic tinnitus.
Sahlsten H, Taiminen T, Karukivi M, Sjösten N, Nikkilä J, Virtanen J, Paavola J, Joutsa J, Niinivirta-Joutsa K, Takala M, Holm A, Rauhala E, Löyttyniemi E, Johansson R, Jääskeläinen SK
Int J Audiol 2018 Apr;57(4):302-312. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1409440. PMID: 29188734
Borderline personality disorder: an overview of history, diagnosis and treatment in adolescents.
Al-Alem L, Omar HA
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2008 Oct-Dec;20(4):395-404. PMID: 19230440

Prognosis

Comparison of bipolar disorder type II and major depressive disorder.
Miola A, Tondo L, Pinna M, Contu M, Baldessarini RJ
J Affect Disord 2023 Feb 15;323:204-212. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.039. PMID: 36410453
An investigation of the triarchic model of psychopathy and self-reported Cluster B personality disorder traits.
Daurio AM, Taylor J
Personal Disord 2022 Mar;13(2):153-159. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1037/per0000500. PMID: 34323553
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review.
Baykan B, Wolf P
Seizure 2017 Jul;49:36-41. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.05.011. PMID: 28544889
Association of personality disorders with Type A and Type B alcoholics.
Bottlender M, Preuss UW, Soyka M
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006 Feb;256(1):55-61. Epub 2005 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00406-005-0601-y. PMID: 16041558
Does concurrent psychopathology at presentation influence response to treatment for bulimia nervosa?
Bell L
Eat Weight Disord 2002 Sep;7(3):168-81. doi: 10.1007/BF03327454. PMID: 12452248

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of bipolar disorder type II and major depressive disorder.
Miola A, Tondo L, Pinna M, Contu M, Baldessarini RJ
J Affect Disord 2023 Feb 15;323:204-212. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.039. PMID: 36410453
An investigation of the triarchic model of psychopathy and self-reported Cluster B personality disorder traits.
Daurio AM, Taylor J
Personal Disord 2022 Mar;13(2):153-159. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1037/per0000500. PMID: 34323553
Characteristics of depressed suicide attempters with remitted substance use disorders.
Rizk MM, Galfalvy H, Miller JM, Milak M, Parsey R, Grunebaum M, Burke A, Sublette ME, Oquendo MA, Stanley B, Mann JJ
J Psychiatr Res 2021 May;137:572-578. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.10.041. PMID: 33158553Free PMC Article
Psychiatric (Axis I) and personality (Axis II) disorders and subjective psychiatric symptoms in chronic tinnitus.
Sahlsten H, Taiminen T, Karukivi M, Sjösten N, Nikkilä J, Virtanen J, Paavola J, Joutsa J, Niinivirta-Joutsa K, Takala M, Holm A, Rauhala E, Löyttyniemi E, Johansson R, Jääskeläinen SK
Int J Audiol 2018 Apr;57(4):302-312. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1409440. PMID: 29188734
Does concurrent psychopathology at presentation influence response to treatment for bulimia nervosa?
Bell L
Eat Weight Disord 2002 Sep;7(3):168-81. doi: 10.1007/BF03327454. PMID: 12452248

Recent systematic reviews

Patient-related factors associated with patient retention and non-completion in psychosocial treatment of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review.
Lau P, Amestoy ME, Roth M, Monson C
Personal Ment Health 2024 Nov;18(4):300-322. Epub 2024 May 28 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1627. PMID: 38807472

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