The American Psychiatric Association (APA) publishes “Practice Guidelines” for the treatment of several mental disorders, including eating disorders, substance abuse, and schizophrenia. These manuals ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that deep-seated negative beliefs formed in childhood play a role in how borderline personality traits appear in people with ...

Personality traits, especially borderline personality, appear to predict change in depression status and are significantly associated with its persistence. Data from 2366 respondents (no depression ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 9, 2024—The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today published an updated Practice Guideline for Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. The guideline ...

Emotional highs and lows and questions of who we are are a natural part of adolescence. During this transformative period, young people go through profound psychological changes that affect how they ...

Jayashri Kulkarni receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and educational plus clinical trial grants from pharmaceutical companies that manufacture ...

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 ...

Adaptation is key to treating patients with personality disorders, a dermatologist told colleagues here, making it crucial to ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a framework of psychotherapy used for a variety of mental health conditions, including personality disorders. It focuses on helping you identify and restructure ...