Categorical distinctions remain vital for clarity, prognosis, and treatment in personality disorder diagnosis.

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychological condition that causes someone to engage in attention-seeking behavior. Some aspects of this condition may cause a person to lie to manipulate ...

Dependent personality disorder treatment typically involves psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. It can help with symptoms and support a person in maintaining healthy relationships.

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS – The most common pathway in borderline personality disorder is nonviolence, Jack S. Rozel, MD, said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. However, clinicians must shift ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), is a diagnosis given to individuals who violate and show a ...