Criminal Behavior among the Personality Disorders

Preventing crime rather than waiting for a crime to be committed is appealing. There is a wellestablished association between personality disorder and offending but the nature of the relationship is less well understood. Personality disorders lead to a disturbance in functioning as great as that in most major mental disorders. They are associated with high rates of separation and divorce; unemployment and inefficiency; and poor quality of life for the individual and his/her family. Patients with personality disorders have an increased risk of mortality through suicide, homicide, and accidents. By knowing the relation between personality disorders and criminal behavior it is possible to take precautions in preventing the crimes.