There is still much to learn about personality disorders. Defining the condition can be a little difficult because of how it differs from one person to the next. Those affected with personality disorder will be affected in the way they think, how they feel and how they behave, because personality has much to do with these three areas.

By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children with autism have double the odds of having been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition than parents of children without autism, according to a comprehensive review of Swedish medical registries.

Eventually, the information may provide a way for experts to start untangling the complex genetic and environmental interactions involved in different psychiatric conditions, including autism.