Volatile relationships, reckless impulsivity and an unstable identity are hallmarks of this misunderstood mental health ...

In this paper we found it necessary to understand first our interviewees' lived experiences of personality disorders as the context of our enquiry; to explore understandings of recovery from the ...

I described personality disorders here. In this post, I will discuss their origins. From the psychoanalytic-attachment perspective, personality disorders are not so much created as they are a ...

I think of schizoid personality disorder as the hidden disorder because most people with it are suffering very quietly. Unless they confide in you that they have this particular set of issues, you are ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a type of personality disorder characterized by instability. BPD typically emerges during adolescence or early adulthood. While BPD diagnosis usually occurs ...

HAMBURG — What is “normal” and what isn’t? This question is constantly being renegotiated in psychology. And sometimes, the boundaries shift, as they are now. What is considered a personality disorder ...

Dependent personality disorder treatment typically involves psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. It can help with symptoms and support a person in maintaining healthy relationships.

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, John M. Oldham, MD, MS, one of psychiatry's most influential architects of personality disorder theory, traces his ...

Mental Health Awareness Week was earlier this month, and I am a part of a program that caters brilliantly to those in the mental-health community. As a result of classes taken at college, I find that ...

Scientists have turned to the metropolitan managment game Cities: Skylines to shed light on the relationship between personality traits and complex problem solving. As part of the study, spotted by ...

SAN DIEGO — In the clinical experience of Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, providing dermatologic care to patients with personality disorders requires a certain level of flexibility and adaptability. "You want ...

Earlier this month, Nick Cannon revealed he was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, and now he's admitted he still "needs help" understanding the diagnosis. "I still don't understand it ...