Source: Flickr, "Straight Jacket" by PhotoAteller, CC by 2.0 In my post Public Faces Vs. Private Thoughts: the Actor's Paradox, I wrote that patients with personality disorders are very adept at ...

Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is ...

Personality Disorders are long-standing patterns of thinking and behavior that lead to problems in interpersonal relationships and may cause impairment or distress in the person with the disorder. A ...

Medically reviewed by Elle Markman, PsyD, MPH Key Takeaways BPD affects mood, relationships, and how people see ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...

Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include difficulty in relationships, atypical thinking and behavior, and a distorted ...

We've all been there. You loved a man that everyone thought was a monster. He was obsessed with his looks. He had to be the center of attention. He was cold and callous unless he wanted something from ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality ...

Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) causes extreme suspicion and fear of others. People with PPD may falsely believe that others are lying, cheating, or exploiting them. PPD may develop because of ...

Myths about DID paint it as a rare, untreatable condition that involves extreme personality changes. In reality, people with DID switch identities because they don't have a single unified identity.