Personality disorders affect an estimated 9% of Americans. Only a mental-health professional can diagnose a personality disorder, typically in adulthood. Insider compared the behaviors, traits, and ...

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

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 ...

People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonment. Ironically, they often push people away.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is borderline personality disorder and how is it treated? Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by a pattern of instability in personal relationships, poor self ...

Experts have long debated whether it’s appropriate to make a BPD diagnosis in teens. But research suggests early detection and treatment of BPD in teens is both possible and important for a positive ...

The role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in BPD has identified new therapies. Growing awareness of this mental illness characterized by heightened emotional response and volatile ...

People with the personality disorder have an extreme fear of being left. They use anger to protect from feeling fear, but it can lead to isolation.

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

A new article appearing in Frontiers in Psychology provides convincing evidence of a tendency among people with borderline personality disorder to expect the worst of people. Naturally, this is not a ...

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 ...