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 ...

Most people that I meet have never heard of schizoid personality disorder (SPD). And if they have heard the word “schizoid,” they do not have an accurate understanding of what the term means. Schizoid ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways People with schizoid personality disorder often show little emotion and ...

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental health condition that may occur in people who have had traumatic childhood experiences. However, the exact cause of ASPD is currently unknown.

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. Subscribe to ...

In a world that breezes by at the speed of a lightning-fast Wi-Fi connection, nuances often blur, and complexities can either be celebrated or overlooked. High-functioning personality disorders are ...

Meta analysis finds 55% alcohol use in borderline personality disorder, urging integrated screening and treatment to improve outcomes.

A new study published in The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders by Flinders University has uncovered links between a patient's initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, or BPD, and ...

The patient sitting opposite me in my consulting room is describing a fraught pattern I’ve come to recognise only too well. Her relationships are a battleground. Other people call her ‘difficult,’ ...

Everyone's diagnosing everyone with narcissism on the thinnest of criteria these days, but it turns out there is one way to detect a potential personality disorder in a person: their speech patterns.

Alcohol use disorders affect more than half of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), according to ...