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 ...

When I meet with a new client and give the feedback that they meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD), I always caution them to take what they see on the internet with a grain of ...

I described personality disorders here and discussed their origins here. In this post, I will talk about treatment. By definition, personality disorders are hard to change, since the associated traits ...

Mental illnesses and disorders are incredibly complex and require a lot of patience and understanding. You would be wrong to ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Key Takeaways Narcissistic personality disorder involves inflated self-worth and a lack of empathy.Narcissistic traits like arrogance and entitlement can affect ...

New Research on Psychiatric Drugs and Personality Disorders Studies from France, the UK, and Sweden explore prescribing patterns and how people diagnosed with personality disorders experience ...

Most of us wouldn’t wish a mental health issue on our worst enemy. They are rarely as simple to treat as a broken arm, and ...

Conduct disorder involves a pattern of antisocial, defiant, aggressive behavior in childhood and teenage years. If it continues into adulthood, a person may have antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) ...

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 ...