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

Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain consistent over time and across a range of situations. For example, bipolar ...

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 ...

Personality disorders can significantly affect your daily life, work, and relationships. Your treatment plan may involve psychotherapy and medication to manage your symptoms. Personality disorders are ...

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 ...