What happens if antisocial personality disorder is not treated?
Antisocial Personality Disorder at A Glance • Antisocial Personality Disorder Glossary • Antisocial Personality Disorder Index What happens if antisocial personality disorder is not treated? Individuals who suffer from antisocial personality disorder have a higher risk of abusing alcohol and other drugs, and repeatedly committing crimes imprisonment as a potential consequence. Persons with antisocial personality disorder are also vulnerable to mood problems, such as major depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder; having other personality disorders, especially borderline (BPD) and narcissistic personality disorders; self-mutilation and other forms of self-harm, as well as dying from homicide, suicide, or accident. Antisocial personality disorder tends to make virtually any other condition more problematic and difficult to treat. Having antisocial personality disorder makes individuals who also have a substance abuse problem more difficult to help abstain from alcohol or other drug use.
