(October 7, 2015 at 6:44 pm)Evie Wrote: Not in the UK they're not. When it was suspected I may have a personality disorder and not a mental illness, it was also a rationale to give me less support. Despite identical symptoms to previouslyActually, I just looked at UK diagnosis and they are considered a mental illness.
Unfortunately we have the same problem in the US. There is less supportive treatment for personality disorders than other mental disorders. They often have to reach the point of becoming nonfunctional in our society before any kind of support is available. My guess is that a majority of our homeless have some degree of personality disorder.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.