A primary characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the struggle to maintain consistent connections to others and to oneself. Indeed, two of the defining characteristics of BPD as ...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions. If you’ve heard anything about it before, it was likely framed in extremes—overwhelming emotional ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW Key Takeaways BPD and ADHD share symptoms like impulsiveness and emotional ...

Petulant borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a potential subtype of BPD. It involves mood changes and irritability. There is debate over subtypes of BPD. Petulant BPD is one of the four subtypes ...

Article by Rabbi Pinney Herman, M.Ed.: "While your diagnosis of your spouse might be correct, other possibilities are more likely the cause of the BPD, NPD, or other disorder symptoms you are noticing ...

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

People with borderline personality disorder, like Emily Williams, experience discrimination and stigma when presenting to ...

The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services) are now available online.

A “favorite person” (FP) in borderline personality disorder (BPD) describes someone to whom an individual with BPD relies the most for support and reassurance. This bond can be profoundly emotional, ...

Brandon Marshall speaks out about his struggles with mental illness. Aug. 1, 2011 — -- Although he's been living out many boys' dream of playing in the NFL and obtaining all the luxuries that ...