We grow up learning that history's most ruthless dictators were ironclad tyrants, devoid of human weakness. These were men who commanded armies, ordered executions without flinching, and held entire ...

Everyone's diagnosing everyone with narcissism on the thinnest of criteria these days, but it turns out there is one way to detect a potential personality disorder in a person: their speech patterns.

Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking that distort a person’s sense of reality. Schizoid personality disorder is a long-standing ...

The patient sitting opposite me in my consulting room is describing a fraught pattern I’ve come to recognise only too well. Her relationships are a battleground. Other people call her ‘difficult,’ ...

A new study highlights that most adults experience little to no dissociation, though it is frequently reported in clinical populations, particularly people with dissociative disorders, PTSD, and ...

Individuals with strong attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, related to inefficient cognitive executive ...

Research suggests that high neuroticism (compared to low) leads people to experience more negative and less positive feelings ...

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Narcissism has become a catchall label for a range of frustrating behaviors. Here are some misconceptions about what it means. By Christina Caron On TikTok, there’s no shortage of tips for identifying ...