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A RECENT study has shown high possibility that a personality disorder could worsen once the patient reaches old age.
Personality disorder is defined as the enduring pattern of behaviour that is stable, of long duration, and pervasive, and causes clinically significant impairment by producing behaviour that markedly deviates from social expectations.
Based on newly discovered statistics about 10%-20% of people age 65 or older are suffering from a personality disorder.
Medical experts bared the kinds of personality disorders that worsens as the person matures were paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, obsessive compulsive, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, and dependent.
While most personality disorders were detected early and cured, some of it re-appears during old age especially if the patient suffers some form of depression or problems in his or her life.
 

Those elderly who suffers from a personality disorder should seek medical help immediately before time runs out on them.

Treating elderly with personality disorder

To cure elderly patients suffering from a certain personality disorder the best thing do to be to find possible treatment that is respectful and relevant to the condition of the former.
Finding proper and respectful treatment to the elderly is very important since it offers symptom relief, allow interdependence, accommodate change, and support healthy narcissism.
Proper medical intervention should me immediately given to these people before things run out and the personality might worsen especially that the immune system of the elderly is weaker than those in the younger generation.
The family, relatives and family of elderly patients suffering from personality disorder should also offer 100 percent love to these people so that they can find cure to their medical condition and find joy in the twilight of their career here on earth.