A recent study released in the Archives of General Psychiatry finds that one in five young adults has a personality disorder, defined as a condition that interferes with ordinary functioning. We speak with one of the authors of the study, as well as other mental health experts who treat young people.
Guests:
David Spiegel, professor in the School of Medicine and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University
Carlos Blanco, co-author of the study, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center, associate director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic and director of the Gambling Disorders Clinic at New York State Psychiatric Institute
Terry Owens, clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst and former director of adolescent psychiatry at St. Mary's
Robin Bitner, clinical instructor in the department of psychiatry at UCSF and a staff psychologist with San Francisco State University Student Health Services
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