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

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

As he put it, "one of the most important parts of diagnosing isn't always deciding what someone has. It's being able to rule ...

The psychological terms of narcissism have entered the collective dialogue as a pop culture buzzword in the past decade. The terminology is commonly used in today's conversations and interactions.

No cluster D of personality disorders is currently featured in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, text revision (DSM-5-TR). Only clusters A, B, and C are ...

HAMBURG — What is “normal” and what isn’t? This question is constantly being renegotiated in psychology. And sometimes, the boundaries shift, as they are now. What is considered a personality disorder ...

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

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 ...

Have you ever wondered how your personality is related to how you do in life? Estonian researchers have put together a large ...