Jumping to conclusions that someone's difficult behavior indicates a "personality disorder" is often nothing more than an insult disguised as a clinical observation.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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

Researchers have also demonstrated that bodily signals such as breathing patterns and gut rhythms can influence emotional ...

These signs of sociopathy or antisocial personality disorder show up in subtle ways, and when you look closely, their ...

When a covert narcissist experiences interpersonal dysfunction or a lack of reinforcement they seek, this can trigger their facade rapidly falling apart, leading to a collapse.

"Have you ever been so obsessed with someone that your entire world revolves around them – even when they ignore or hurt you?" asked Professor Ahmed Hankir in a TikTok video. The psychiatrist explains ...

Mental health disorders come in many forms and affect thoughts, emotions and behaviors in complex ways. Conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed ...

Background: Personality traits are closely related to psychiatric disorders, but their role in distinguishing major depressive disorder (DD) from bipolar disorder (BD) remains unclear. The Big Five ...

For the first time since 2001, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has updated its clinical practice guideline on borderline personality disorder (BPD). The new guideline is “quite substantial ...