Treatment for Personality Disorders
People can suffer from different types of mental health disorders ranging from depressive and anxiety disorders to personality disorders. For some people, their mental health issues can take over their lives and make it difficult to function or even manage daily routines. At Arbor Wellness in Nashville, we offer comprehensive treatment for personality disorders and other mental health disorders that are personalized to our clients’ specific needs.
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What Is a Personality Disorder?
A personality disorder is a mental health condition that features unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, which can have long-lasting impacts on one’s ability to function and manage one’s daily commitments and routines. There are different types of personality disorders, each with its own unique symptoms, causes, and treatments. Some of the more common personality disorders include:
- Borderline personality disorder
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
With individualized treatment plans that incorporate evidence-based and holistic therapeutic modalities and medication management, individuals with personality disorders can learn how to effectively manage their condition to lead active and productive lives with improved mental health and well-being.
Our Personality Disorder Treatment Programs in Tennessee
Our personality disorder treatment programs in Tennessee address the unique needs of each individual. Our caring and compassionate team of medical professionals provides comprehensive care to help our clients overcome their mental health challenges. Some of the personality disorders we treat include:
- Borderline personality disorder: People with borderline personality disorder often experience intense mood swings, are impulsive, have self-destructive behaviors, and have unstable relationships.
- Avoidant personality disorder: People with an avoidant personality disorder avoid social interactions with others out of fear of being rejected or criticized. They deliberately go out of their way to avoid interacting with others as much as possible.
- Schizotypal personality disorder: Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder have odd perceptions and beliefs, problems developing close relationships, eccentric behaviors, and social anxiety.
- Narcissistic personality disorder: A narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by a lack of empathy for others, a constant need for admiration and praise, and an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
- Antisocial personality disorder: Individuals with antisocial personality disorder have a lack of remorse and empathy, have no disregard for others’ feelings, can make outbursts at improper times, and do not always conform with societal norms. They also have relationship problems and difficulties forming meaningful relationships.
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: This personality disorder is where individuals are preoccupied with control, orderliness, attention to detail, and perfectionism. They tend to focus on specific routines, rules, and regulations, and won’t delegate tasks out of fear they will be done incorrectly.
What to Expect During Personality Disorder Treatment
At Arbor Wellness, you can expect support and guidance from our caring and compassionate team of mental health professionals. We will thoroughly assess your mental health treatment needs, identify objectives and goals, and collaborate with you to create a customized treatment plan. At our programs, we offer a full continuum of care to best meet each client where they’re at in their mental health journey. The programs we offer include:
Detox: Detox focuses on safely managing the physical symptoms of withdrawal from substances, if a client suffers from a dual diagnosis disorder.. It is a medically supervised process where clients are monitored 24/7 to ensure their safety and comfort as they detoxify their bodies.
Residential Programming: During residential treatment, clients live at the treatment facility and receive intensive therapy and support around the clock. Residential programming allows clients to focus fully on their recovery without external distractions.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): PHP offers intensive treatment while allowing clients to return home in the evenings. Clients participate in structured therapeutic activities and counseling during the day, receiving comprehensive support while beginning to reintegrate into daily life.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): IOP provides a flexible treatment option for clients who do not require 24-hour supervision. It involves several therapy sessions per week, allowing clients to continue with their daily responsibilities such as work or school while receiving the necessary support for their recovery.
Medications for Treating Personality Disorders
Various medications can be used to help treat personality disorders, including:
- Anti-anxiety medications
- Antidepressants
- Mood stabilizers
- Antipsychotic medications
We recommend our genetic testing to determine which medications would be most effective and have the lowest risk of potential side effects.
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Therapies Utilized for Personality Disorders
Some of the various therapies used for personality disorders include:
- Individual therapy: One-on-one psychotherapy sessions to help individuals address their personal challenges, explore emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and develop coping strategies.
- Group therapy: Group sessions where people can learn from others, develop new coping skills, and form strong peer support networks.
- Family therapy: Family therapy helps the entire family learn about personality disorders, how to support their loved one, and how to resolve conflicts and communication issues.
- EMDR therapy: EMDR therapy is beneficial to help people address unresolved trauma that is contributing to their personality disorder.
- Spravato treatment: This medication-assisted treatment can help improve mood, depression, and anxiety.
- Holistic therapy: Holistic therapies like mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and art therapy can all be beneficial for improved mental well-being.
- Somatic therapy: This type of therapy helps people develop techniques that focus on breathing, movement, tension release, and emotions to help them better manage their personality disorders.
- Red light therapy: Red light therapy is a noninvasive therapy that uses low-level red light waves to target specific areas of the brain that regulate mood and emotions. It helps with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and other mental health disorders.
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT): MAT is the use of various medications that can help improve symptoms related to personality disorders and includes medication management.
- Bisound Therapy: This holistic form of therapy uses sounds to help people feel calmer, more peaceful, and centered.
- Alpha-stim: Alpha-stim is another noninvasive form of therapy that stimulates alpha brain waves to improve sleep, calmness, relaxation, and mood regulation.
Begin Personality Disorder Treatment at Arbor Wellness Today
Arbor Wellness is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Our mental health treatment center in Nashville provides a scenic and calming environment to work on overcoming mental health conditions using comprehensive, evidence-based, and holistic therapeutic modalities.
Our compassionate team provides quality treatment using personalized care plans to help people overcome and better manage their mental health disorders. Our goal is to help people lead healthy, happy, and productive lives. Contact us today to discover the path to a brighter future with improved mental health and well-being.
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