With three years gone by since the publication of the DSM-5, researchers and clinicians have a renewed interest in righting past wrongs in the diagnostic classification of personality disorders. Some ...

The Grey Rock Method is an approach that starves the narcissist of the emotional supply they crave. By not fighting back, you ...

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 ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.

July 8, 2011 — With the goal of increasing relevancy for both clinicians and patients, the diagnostic criteria for personality disorders may undergo significant restructuring in the upcoming ...

Some narcissists find severe threats to their self-esteem and self-worth intolerable and seek to end their pain at any cost.

Personality refers to a relatively stable set of tendencies in behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns, which together constitute a person’s unique character. One person may, for instance, be ...

Narcissism is what many refer to as being self-centered. Overt narcissism—defined by a sense of grandiosity, a continuous desire for admiration, arrogance, and fantasies of unlimited power and success ...

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While borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder share common symptoms like reckless behavior, there are a few key differences.