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  1. Contact your provider if experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms.

    Symptoms may vary from person to person. The most common symptoms include:

    • Being overly boastful, exaggerating one’s own achievements
    • Pretending to be superior to others
    • Lack of empathy for others
    • Looking down on others as inferior
    • Monopolising conversations
    • Impatient, angry, unhappy, depressed or has mood swings when criticized
    • Easily disappointed when expected importance is not given
    • Always craves for “the best” in everything
    • Has a very fragile self-esteem

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    Causes

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    • Exact causes are unknown, but may include:
    • Parenting style either excessive pampering or criticism
    • Genetic changes
    • Changes in the structure or functioning of brain
    • Risk factors may include:
    • Family history of mental health disorders
    • Unpleasant family life during childhood
    • Conduct disorder during childhood

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    Prevention

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    • Child abuse, both physical and mental and intimate partner abuse may be predisposing factors
    • Avoid domestic violence
    • Quit alcohol and smoking
    • Avoid drug abuse

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    Treatment

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    Psychotherapy is the first line of treatment. Medications may be prescribed to manage some of the symptoms.

    Medication

    Antidepressants: Relieves depression and anxiety in people with personality disorders.

    Citalopram . Escitalopram . Paroxetine

    Anti anxiety drugs: Acts on the neurotransmitters in the brain and decrease anxiety.

    Alprazolam . Chlordiazepoxide . Clonazepam

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