PERSONALITY DISORDER


Meaning of PERSONALITY DISORDER in English

Psychiatry.

any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .