We want to congratulate our graduate- Olubukola Ayokunmi Akanni– on her most recent achievement. Olubukola wrote the article titled- “Adolescents with Personality Disorders: A Systematic Review-” in the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). Below you can read a short abstract from her article.
Abstract:
Personality Disorder is a mental health disorder recognized by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the Mental Disorders Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Personality Disorder refers to personality characteristics that- for a prolonged period- are maladaptive- inflexible- and pervasive in many contexts- causing severe discomfort and disability. The study was DSM-5 lists three clusters of personality disorders with ten specific disorders in those categories. An adolescent must meet the DSM-5 requirements to be diagnosed with a personality disorder. The primary aim of this article is to review research documenting the underlying mental health problems in personality disorders amongst adolescents and- to evaluate research on potential intervention for such disorders.
You can find the article at the following link:
Olubukola Ayokunmi Akanni completed a Doctor of Philosophy- PhD program in Counseling Psychology at AIU.
We are very proud of you Olubukola– you are an example for AIU and its community.
