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 ...

Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include difficulty in relationships, atypical thinking and behavior, and a distorted ...

With an estimated prevalence rate somewhere between 1.6% and 5.9% (APA, 2013), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may be the third-most-common personality disorder and it is unexpectedly ...

Paranoid personality disorder involves a persistent suspicion and mistrust of other people. This can lead to difficulties with functioning socially and in relationships. Treatment for paranoid ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways People with schizoid personality disorder often show little emotion and ...

Alcohol use disorders affect more than half of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), according to a major meta-analysis, underlining the urgent need for integrated ...

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Personality disorder (PD) discharges occupy a shadow zone in military separations. Unlike disciplinary discharges or those for willful misconduct, PD discharges are cloaked in medical terminology – ...

There is substantial evidence supporting the effectiveness of longer-term treatments for individuals with personality disorder, and particularly borderline personality disorder.1 Yet, there is a ...