A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

Women and men with borderline personality disorder seem not to know how to stop arguing. Often described as "drama queens" or "abusive," they too frequently create chaos in situations where others ...

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

“Someone with pathological narcissistic traits may meet some but not all criteria for NPD,” Grosso added. These criteria ...

A conniving person may not be obvious with their intentions, but you can tell someone is secretly manipulative if they have ...

People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonment. Ironically, they often push people away.

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 ...

Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain consistent over time and across a range of situations. For example, bipolar ...

Have you ever wondered how your personality is related to how you do in life? Estonian researchers have put together a large overview of personality profiles – a so-called “personality atlas” that ...