This is a group of related disorders that are described as pervasive, chronic patterns of dysfunctional thinking, feeling, and relating to the world, which generally begin in adolescence and last throughout a person's life:
The group of personality disorders are described as pervasive, chronic patterns of dysfunctional thinking, feeling, and relating to the world which generally begin in adolescence and last throughout a person's life. Personality disorders are a group of mental illness. They involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible.