Didion's book is an intimate chronicle of the author's struggle to help her daughter, even if it meant digging into her own ...

A personality disorder is a type of mental health condition where a person thinks, feels, behaves, and relates to others in maladaptive ways. These patterns are long-lasting, often starting in ...

Loneliness plays a central role in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often persists even when clinical symptoms subside. Current treatments, such as dialectical behavior therapy, fail to fully ...

BPD splitting is a characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a few other conditions like narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). It is a defense mechanism that occurs when a person ...

It’s associated with various mental health diagnoses. In particular, it’s often linked with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is marked by extreme instability in one’s sense of self ...

Someone with borderline personality disorder doesn't deal well with stress. They may want to harm themselves when they feel very unsettled or upset. Mood swings, a hot temper, and easily getting ...

A person with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) may experience an excessive concern for prestige and power, as well as a lack of empathy for others. A personality disorder affects how a ...

With shared core symptoms of emotional dysregulation and distress intolerance, borderline personality and eating disorders may benefit from combining the treatment methods of both, including DBT ...

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a type of mental health diagnosis. People with traits of NPD inflate their feelings of self-worth, want others to admire them, and lack empathy. They often ...

Volume 78, Issue 1 of The American Journal of Psychotherapy is a Special Issue on Good Psychiatric Management of Borderline Personality Disorder. Helmed by Guest Editor Lois W. Choi-Kain ...

One condition that bipolar sometimes gets confused with is borderline personality disorder. At first glance, the two conditions seem to share some symptoms. But when you examine the specifics, it’s ...

including antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder. People with these disorders typically have ...