So, for example, borderline personality disorder is one of multiple personality disorders, just like you can have liver cancer and breast cancer and thyroid cancer. They're all cancers, but they have their different symptoms and different treatment, that sort of thing. So, narcissistic personality disorder is another type of personality disorder. Are there overlaps? Yes, there are in terms of the behavior and can each one of those personality types, depending on the individual, cause them to kind of walk that fine line between criminal and noncriminal behavior? Sure. Sure.
And I think if people are real interested in learning more about personality disorders, which I think are fascinating, they may want to pick up the new DSM-V and read about them, or a book on personality disorders, but I will say this about personality disorders. I think that there are, I don't know that we have a figure on the percentage of people with a personality disorder and the term, again, is used pretty loosely, but a personality disorder does not mean the person is out of touch with reality. It means their personality is flawed and a person with a flawed personality is going to have, just like psychopathy is a personality disorder, it's not a mental illness; people with personality disorders are going to have problems throughout their life with interpersonal relationships, job issues, relationships with children, family, parents. Whatever the issue is, they're going to have issues throughout their life because of how they view the world. How they interact with people. How they think the world views them, but, there are a number of them and they overlap, but they have their own distinct behavioral characteristic traits as well.
R.K.: Alright. Well you've given me a lot of time here and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much.
M.O.: Oh you're welcome
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