According to the American Psychiatric Association: “Personality is the way of thinking, feeling and behaving that makes a person different from other people. An individual’s personality is influenced ...

Personality disorders describe enduring, pervasive, pathologic patterns of behavior and inner experiences that deviate from a patient’s culture. Personality disorders are divided into three clusters ...

Lisa Lloyd reviews a randomised trial found on the effects of EMDR to personality disorder symptoms, functioning and ...

I taught for several years at a community-based residency program that was affiliated with a university. We hosted medical students from several local medical colleges, including subinternship ...

Schizoid and paranoid personality disorders have key differences. Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) leads people to think that others are trying to harm them, while schizoid personality disorder ...

Type A personalities, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) are often mischaracterized as similar conditions, but they are distinctly different.

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...

For most people, an unreturned text is a minor frustration—a sign that a friend or partner is busy and will respond eventually. For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same ...

Following a traumatic brain injury, patients frequently experience enduring personality changes such as irritability, depression, and mood swings.

An alternative model for understanding personality disorders has also been proposed, identifying maladaptive traits rather than specific personalities. Seven core traits include Compulsivity, ...