Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

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 ...

Many people who work outside the field of psychology understand mental health challenges as fitting into just one bucket of disorders. However, personality disorders are very different from ...

How do we distinguish between bipolar mood disorder, cyclothymic temperament, and borderline personality disorder? This may be among the most important questions in clinical psychiatry and ...