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Unstable Personality

MedGen UID:
52925
Concept ID:
C0041899
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

Lability of an individual''s outward presentation, which is characterized by unpredictable social behavior or uneven mood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUnstable Personality

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hezelyova I, Cribben H, Melunsky N, Moalypour S, Goodwin H, Maños Serrat C, Rahmanian H, Duncko R
J Pers Disord 2021 Dec;35(6):902-916. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_519. PMID: 33764824
Gamlin C, Varney A, Agius M
Psychiatr Danub 2019 Sep;31(Suppl 3):282-289. PMID: 31488741
Silk KR
J Clin Psychiatry 2015 Apr;76(4):e524-5. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14com09534. PMID: 25919848

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Drews-Windeck E, Greenwood K, Cavanagh K
J Clin Psychol 2023 Sep;79(9):2155-2185. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/jclp.23523. PMID: 37185891
Boström ADE, Andersson P, Jamshidi E, Wilczek A, Nilsonne Å, Rask-Andersen M, Åsberg M, Jokinen J
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Feb 22;13(1):66. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02369-7. PMID: 36813766Free PMC Article
Korsbæk JJ, Beier D, Hagen SM, Molander LD, Jensen RH
Neurology 2022 Jul 11;99(2):e199-e208. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200548. PMID: 35473759
Boland C, Jalihal V, Organ C, Oak K, McLean B, Laugharne R, Woldman W, Beck R, Shankar R
Clin EEG Neurosci 2021 Jul;52(4):254-273. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1177/1550059420937948. PMID: 32635758
Sarcu D, Adamson P
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Jun;33(3):252-259. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598071. PMID: 28571061

Diagnosis

McLoughlin J, O'Grady MM, Hallahan B
Ir J Psychol Med 2022 Dec;39(4):363-372. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1017/ipm.2021.38. PMID: 33910656Free PMC Article
Wallis S, Denno P, Ives J, Mallikarjun P, Wood SJ, Oyebode F, Broome M, Upthegrove R
Ir J Psychol Med 2022 Jun;39(2):196-206. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.77. PMID: 32758309
Warrender D, Bain H, Murray I, Kennedy C
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2021 Apr;28(2):208-236. Epub 2020 May 5 doi: 10.1111/jpm.12637. PMID: 32367638
Dunphy L, Penna M, El-Kafsi J
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Nov 25;12(11) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231550. PMID: 31772129Free PMC Article
Sarcu D, Adamson P
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Jun;33(3):252-259. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598071. PMID: 28571061

Therapy

Danayan K, Chisamore N, Rodrigues NB, Vincenzo JDD, Meshkat S, Doyle Z, Mansur R, Phan L, Fancy F, Chau E, Tabassum A, Kratiuk K, Arekapudi A, Teopiz KM, McIntyre RS, Rosenblat JD
Psychiatry Res 2023 May;323:115133. Epub 2023 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115133. PMID: 36889160
Sanatinia R, Middleton SM, Lin T, Dale O, Crawford MJ
Personal Ment Health 2015 Nov;9(4):319-29. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1303. PMID: 26248879
Taylor JL, Novaco RW
Res Dev Disabil 2013 Jan;34(1):546-53. Epub 2012 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.09.018. PMID: 23123867
Castelo-Branco C, Palacios S, Ferrer-Barriendos J, Parrilla JJ, Manubens M, Alberich X, Martí A; Cervantes Study Group
Menopause 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):914-8. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318167b916. PMID: 18467964
Simonsen E
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 1994;379:6-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05811.x. PMID: 7912037

Prognosis

Boström ADE, Andersson P, Jamshidi E, Wilczek A, Nilsonne Å, Rask-Andersen M, Åsberg M, Jokinen J
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Feb 22;13(1):66. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02369-7. PMID: 36813766Free PMC Article
Hezelyova I, Cribben H, Melunsky N, Moalypour S, Goodwin H, Maños Serrat C, Rahmanian H, Duncko R
J Pers Disord 2021 Dec;35(6):902-916. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.1521/pedi_2021_35_519. PMID: 33764824
Dunphy L, Penna M, El-Kafsi J
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Nov 25;12(11) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231550. PMID: 31772129Free PMC Article
Sarcu D, Adamson P
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Jun;33(3):252-259. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598071. PMID: 28571061
Grilo CM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2002 Feb;4(1):18-24. doi: 10.1007/s11920-002-0007-8. PMID: 11814391

Clinical prediction guides

Boström ADE, Andersson P, Jamshidi E, Wilczek A, Nilsonne Å, Rask-Andersen M, Åsberg M, Jokinen J
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Feb 22;13(1):66. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02369-7. PMID: 36813766Free PMC Article
Korsbæk JJ, Beier D, Hagen SM, Molander LD, Jensen RH
Neurology 2022 Jul 11;99(2):e199-e208. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200548. PMID: 35473759
Kara N, Yao AC, Newton J, Deary V, O'Hara J, Wilson JA
Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Apr;43(2):609-616. Epub 2017 Dec 13 doi: 10.1111/coa.13032. PMID: 29150985
Sarcu D, Adamson P
Facial Plast Surg 2017 Jun;33(3):252-259. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598071. PMID: 28571061
Dickens GL, Lamont E, Gray S
J Clin Nurs 2016 Jul;25(13-14):1848-75. Epub 2016 May 3 doi: 10.1111/jocn.13202. PMID: 27139693

Recent systematic reviews

Drews-Windeck E, Greenwood K, Cavanagh K
J Clin Psychol 2023 Sep;79(9):2155-2185. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/jclp.23523. PMID: 37185891
Lamont E, Dickens GL
J Ment Health 2021 Oct;30(5):619-633. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1080/09638237.2019.1608923. PMID: 31099717
Duarte R, Lloyd A, Kotas E, Andronis L, White R
Br J Clin Psychol 2019 Jun;58(2):187-210. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1111/bjc.12208. PMID: 30499217Free PMC Article
Dickens GL, Lamont E, Gray S
J Clin Nurs 2016 Jul;25(13-14):1848-75. Epub 2016 May 3 doi: 10.1111/jocn.13202. PMID: 27139693

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