Up to 15% of the general population is affected by a personality disorder, according to dermatologist, Mio Nakamura, MD.
"You want to recognize the personality disorder, understand that there are underlying conflicts and needs, and adjust accordingly," Nakamura, clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
In her clinical experience, a patient's presenting dermatologic complaint is often a "screen" to hide a real, inner psychological problem, "a need to fill the emptiness," she explained. "They're kind of lonely, and there is a fear of abandonment.
To provide patients with NPD with "a sense of uniqueness," she recommended engaging with them at a medical level as one might with a work colleague. "Such patients often respond better to respect and concern rather than warmth and caring," she said.
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