Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...

Have you ever wondered who would be the best match for a narcissist? Or, whether a relationship between someone diagnosed as borderline and someone diagnosed as schizoid could work? In this post, I ...

Cluster C personality disorders are a group of mental health conditions that cause intense fearfulness, insecurity, or perfectionism. The symptoms are long-term and impact many aspects of life.

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 ...

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Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...

One of the unfortunate things about the current state of personality disorder diagnosis is that there are too many different competing systems. Each system is more or less internally consistent, but ...

Cluster A personality disorders usually involve awkwardness in social situations, distorted thinking, and distance from society and relationships. People define personality disorders in many different ...