- Premorbid personality
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psychiatry andneurology , premorbid personality refers to the condition of a patient's personality prior to the definitive onset of a disorder such asschizophrenia Dalkin, T.; Murphy, P.; Glazebrook, C.; Medley, I.; Harrison, G., 1994. "Premorbid personality in first-onset psychosis." "TheBritish Journal of Psychiatry ", Vol. 164, pp. 202-207. The Royal College of Psychiatrists.] orAlzheimer's disease Conde Sala, J. Lluís, 1998. "Risk factors and premorbid personality in Alzheimer's disease: preliminary study." University of Barcelona. < [http://www.infodoctor.org/infodoc/alzheimer/articulos/Factoresingles.htm http://www.infodoctor.org/infodoc/alzheimer/articulos/Factoresingles.htm] > (Accessed Feb. 21, 2007).] . Researchers look at premorbid personality to determine psychological risk factors for the development of a particular disorder.Clinical and diagnostic usage
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders may be diagnosed as conditions "premorbid" to the onset of schizophrenia.American Psychiatric Association, 2000. "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision". Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.]
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