Comorbidity is when a person has more than one health condition at once. Researchers investigating the comorbidity of personality disorders have found people with certain disorders may have other ...

Personality disorders are a group of mental health conditions that affect how individuals think, feel, and behave. These disorders can cause significant distress and problems in relationships and work ...

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.

Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...

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

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 ...

The study of human personality or "character" (from the Greek charaktêr, the mark impressed upon a coin) dates back at least to antiquity. In his Characters, Tyrtamus (371-287 B.C.) — nicknamed ...

It's a heartbreaking story. Infants and young children who are not held, abused, neglected, or who do not have a stable caregiver sometimes grow into children and adolescents facing a specific set of ...