In clinical settings, which personality disorder is more commonly diagnosed in men?

• A. Borderline Personality Disorder
• B. Antisocial Personality Disorder
• C. Histrionic Personality Disorder
• D. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer: (B)

In clinical practice, gender differences in how personality disorders are observed and labeled influence which conditions are diagnosed. Antisocial personality disorder shows a clear pattern: it is diagnosed more frequently in men. This reflects how the disorder’s hallmark behaviors—disregard for the rights of others and rule-breaking—often present in ways that lead to externalizing problems, legal troubles, or treatment-seeking that are more common among men in many settings. Because of this, when clinicians evaluate adults in clinics or detention settings, antisocial personality disorder appears more often in men than in women. In contrast, other disorders like borderline and histrionic tend to be diagnosed more in women in clinical settings due to patterns of affective instability and attention-seeking that more commonly prompt care. So the best answer is antisocial personality disorder.