Personality disorder statistics

• Personality disorder affects 4.4% of the adult population in the UK – roughly one in 23 people.
• On average, sufferers die 18 years earlier than those without personality disorder.
• A study estimated between 45% and 77% of those who commit suicide have a personality disorder.
• The study showed whilst 80% of these people were in contact with mental health services, only 5% had been in contact with specialist personality disorder services.
• In 2015, The National Personality Disorder Service Survey found only 55% of people with personality disorder had access to specialist services.
• The Survey found that when they did, the quality and capacity of such services was unlikely to meet guidance from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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