Personality disorder
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Also known as personality disorder (disease)
Summary
Personality disorder (MONDO:0002028) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 10 Mondo subtypes) and 83 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include fluoxetine, guanfacine, and desipramine. A subtype of psychiatric disorder — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).
At a glance
- Umbrella term: 10 Mondo subtypes
- Clinical trials: 83
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | personality disorder |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0002028 |
| DOID | DOID:1510 |
| ICD-11 | 941859884 |
| NCIT | C34922 |
| SNOMED CT | 33449004 |
| UMLS | C0031212 |
| MedGen | 45827 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: personality disorder · personality disorder (disease)
Data availability: 1 HPO phenotype.
Disease family
This is a subtype of psychiatric disorder. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by developmental or physiological process › psychiatric disorder › personality disorder
Related subtypes (13): sexual disorder, dissociative disorder, impulse control disorder, cognitive disorder, factitious disorder, substance-related disorder, somatoform disorder, mental disorder, eating disorder, enuresis, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, catatonia, body integrity dysphoria
Subtypes (10): schizotypal personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.
Genes & proteins
No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).
Function
No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.
Therapeutics
No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 83.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 74 |
| PHASE4 | 2 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 2 |
| PHASE1 | 2 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 1 |
| PHASE3 | 1 |
| PHASE2 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00353379 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | Pharmacology of Cognition in Schizotypal Personality Disorder |
| NCT01182012 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in Severe Mental Illness |
| NCT00423462 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | First Experimental Study of Transference-Interpretations (FEST) |
| NCT02751632 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | The Staged Treatment in Early Psychosis Study |
| NCT00291031 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Study of the Effect of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) of Nightmares |
| NCT00521417 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Short- and Long-term Group Psychotherapy |
| NCT00980824 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | ENGAGE - Meeting Mental Health Needs of Complex Comorbid Patients |
| NCT06993662 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | The Combination of Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Under the Recovery Perspective. |
| NCT00400933 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | Evaluation of a Six-session Psycho-education Group Program |
| NCT04822987 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Factors Predicting Outcome in Group Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) |
| NCT05074732 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Dundrum Forensic Redevelopment Evaluation Study: D-FOREST Study. |
| NCT05157386 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Physical Exercise as Adjunctive Therapy for Affective Disorder and Anxiety |
| NCT06115200 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Norwegian Adult Mental Health Registry |
| NCT06182787 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Development of a Model for Digital Monitoring of the Mental State of the Hospitalized Patient |
| NCT06415812 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Evolutionary Systems Therapy for Personality Pathology |
| NCT06471010 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | B-DIT Feasibility Study |
| NCT06591754 | Not specified | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION | Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of ISTDP for Personality Disorders in a Specialized Psychiatric Clinic |
| NCT06592963 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Unfolding Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders (U-SEED) |
| NCT06623838 | Not specified | RECRUITING | An Evolutionarily Informed Conceptualization of Personality Pathology |
| NCT06693089 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy Across Transdiagnostic Eating Disorders, Including Underweight |
| NCT06789380 | Not specified | RECRUITING | The (Cost-)Effectiveness of Generalist Versus Specialist Treatment for Severe Personality Disorders' |
| NCT06804369 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Benchmarking and Change Mechanisms in Personality Disorder Treatment |
| NCT06839950 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Sensory Profile and Early Clinical Signs of Calm Room Users |
| NCT06863909 | Not specified | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION | Study on the Effectiveness of Journaling as an add-on to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| NCT06913738 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Evaluation of a Dimensional Adaptation of Good Psychiatric Management (GPM-extended) for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder |
| NCT06983002 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Bridging Affect Consciousness, Mentalization and Trauma- Exploring an Integrative Treatment Approach for Personality Disorder (PD). |
| NCT07017543 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Dynamics of Psychotherapy and Treatment Outcomes |
| NCT07078227 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Long-term Follow-up of Depressive Disorders in Psychiatric Care |
| NCT07082777 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Recovery in Telling Life Stories |
| NCT07342270 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders |
| NCT07398365 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Medical Phenotyping of NHS General Adult Psychiatry (GAP) Inpatients |
| NCT00000376 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Cognitive and Drug Therapy for Drug-Resistant Depression |
| NCT00137189 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Resource-oriented Music Therapy for Psychiatric Patients With Low Therapy Motivation |
| NCT00153959 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Psychiatric Day Hospital Treatment |
| NCT00184301 | Not specified | COMPLETED | A Comparison Study of Treatments Given to Patients With Concurrent Eating Disorder and Personality Disorder. |
| NCT00184418 | Not specified | COMPLETED | The Immune System and Psychiatric Disorders |
| NCT00264069 | Not specified | COMPLETED | ADH.E.R.E.: Therapeutic ADHerence and Treatment Strategies: A Mental Health Registry |
| NCT00378248 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Ullevål PersonalityProject |
| NCT00458094 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Peer Support for Increasing Physical Activity in People With Serious Mental Illnesses |
| NCT01070134 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Mindfulness-based Behavioural Therapy (MIBT) Versus Psychodynamic Therapy for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder in Psychotherapeutic Day Treatment. A Randomised Clinical Pilot Trial |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| FLUOXETINE | 4 | 3 |
| GUANFACINE | 4 | 3 |
| DESIPRAMINE | 4 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Drugs: Fluoxetine, Guanfacine, Desipramine