Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack. Courtesy photos Protecting Clients Who Are Divorcing Someone With Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
It's difficult to find balance in the roller-coaster ride imposed by someone suffering from a personality disorder, say the authors.
August 04, 2021 at 06:15 PM
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Family Law
Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD (attorney, mediator, clinical social worker, and kindergarten teacher), joined with Randi Kreger (co-author of "Stop Walking on Eggshells") to produce a fully revised and updated second edition of "Splitting," published in July. Who may be impacted? The authors note that, reading the 5th edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association" (DSM-5), published in 2013, one concludes: "The DSM-5 states that approximately 15 percent of adults in the United States meet the criteria for a personality disorder (APA, 2012, 646), which is equal to or greater than the percentage of adults with a substance abuse disorder."
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