Discover why decades of research now challenge the BPD diagnosis — and how new models may offer clearer, less stigmatizing ways forward.

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BPD causes symptoms like emotional and relationship instability as well as higher anxiety levels. Insurance coverage for treatment may vary, requiring you to check your specific plan. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a cluster B personality ...

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 acting in certain ways that may be a mask or cover-up of what ...

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychological condition that can cause a person to engage in attention-seeking behavior. People with this condition often feel uncomfortable when they are not receiving attention from those around them. Having a ...

Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking that distort a person’s sense of reality. Schizoid personality disorder is a long-standing pattern of detachment, limited emotional expression ...

How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we constantly infer what others are thinking and size up their intentions,

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. Personality disorders are a class of mental health ...

Experts say it’s out of the ordinary for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) not to have other mental health conditions. In fact, many people who were not diagnosed with ADHD as children go to a doctor for symptoms of these other ...