A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

In Borderline Personality Disorder: Early Development I described how the young child must integrate multiple images (self and object representations) into a coherent, unitary, relatively consistent ...

Personality disorders affect an estimated 9% of Americans. Only a mental-health professional can diagnose a personality disorder, typically in adulthood. Insider compared the behaviors, traits, and ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect.

The role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in BPD has identified new therapies. Growing awareness of this mental illness characterized by heightened emotional response and volatile ...

People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonment. Ironically, they often push people away.

Learn what borderline personality disorder symptoms are through testimonies of people who have experienced them. The post How ...

Johnny Depp’s lawyers hired a clinical and forensic psychologist who claims that Heard has a mental disorder that leads to feelings of emptiness and causes identity diffusion Julie Mazziotta is the ...

People with the personality disorder have an extreme fear of being left. They use anger to protect from feeling fear, but it can lead to isolation.