mental health disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Contingency management Medications in some cases Antisocial personality disorder is very difficult to treat. There is no evidence that any particular treatment results in long-term improvement. Thus, doctors focus on some more immediate goal, such as avoiding harm to others and illegal behaviors. However, identifying and treating children with Conduct Disorder as early as possible may help lessen the social problems caused by antisocial personality disorder. Contingency management is a type of behavioral therapy in which the person is rewarded for positive behavioral changes. If aggression and impulsiveness are problems, people may benefit from medications used to stabilize mood (such as Lithium and Some types of psychotherapy should not be used for people with antisocial personality disorder. For example, Psychotherapy (a type of therapy that focuses on identifying and changing the destructive thought patterns that influence behavior and emotion) should be avoided because it is likely to be ineffective, and in some cases, may be harmful. 