If the patient already suffers from a personality disorder, the onset of dementia will serve to enhance or diminish the disorder. Patients in Cluster A have solitary/paranoid personality disorder. These patients tend to have an overwhelming tendency to be improperly suspicious of others. The personality traits of Cluster A were significantly associated with dementia’s symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and depression (Prior et al., 2016). Patients in Cluster C have avoidant/dependent personality disorder. In social situations, they face intense social discomfort and an irrational fear of negative evaluation. These patients also show a high level of timidity towards others and social situations. The Cluster C personality traits were more likely to be associated depression in those who also suffered from dementia (Prior et al., 2016). Overall, the abnormal premorbid personality traits particularly affected the expression of depression and other psychological symptoms in
If the patient already suffers from a personality disorder, the onset of dementia will serve to enhance or diminish the disorder. Patients in Cluster A have solitary/paranoid personality disorder. These patients tend to have an overwhelming tendency to be improperly suspicious of others. The personality traits of Cluster A were significantly associated with dementia’s symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and depression (Prior et al., 2016). Patients in Cluster C have avoidant/dependent personality disorder. In social situations, they face intense social discomfort and an irrational fear of negative evaluation. These patients also show a high level of timidity towards others and social situations. The Cluster C personality traits were more likely to be associated depression in those who also suffered from dementia (Prior et al., 2016). Overall, the abnormal premorbid personality traits particularly affected the expression of depression and other psychological symptoms in