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 ...

A personality disorder is a longstanding and inflexible personality pattern. Personality, in turn, is whatever enables us to predict how a particular person will respond to a given situation. It ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Key Takeaways Narcissistic personality disorder involves inflated self-worth and a ...

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is 1 of 10 clinically recognized personality disorders. Though NPD is only one official diagnosis, doctors further classify the condition into 2 types.

Model and author Kanika Batra, who was diagnosed with ASPD at age 21, has explained whether it's nature or nurture that makes ...

Schizoid PD is characterized by emotional detachment and social disinterest, while schizotypal PD involves eccentric behavior, odd beliefs, and transient psychotic-like symptoms. Schizoid personality ...

Narcissism has become a catchall label for a range of frustrating behaviors. Here are some misconceptions about what it means. By Christina Caron On TikTok, there’s no shortage of tips for identifying ...

Many psychiatric terms have become part of the popular lexicon. Terms such as “bipolar” and “OCD” are thrown around to describe a moody family member or an organized friend. Other examples: “manic,” ...

A new neuroimaging study suggests that adolescents with borderline personality disorder exhibit distinct patterns of brain ...

Before you go chalking someone's behavior up to their quirky personality, you may want to consider if something deeper is going on. Many people in older generations grew up believing any form of ...