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

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

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.

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 ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that causes intense emotions and impulsive behavior. When these symptoms are directed inwards, not outwards, some people call this ...

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 health services after self-harm or suicide attempts, according to a ...

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 ...

Season’s greetings to all our readers. As the Christmas festivities begin to wind down and many of us reflect on the days just passed, it is important to remember that the holidays, while joyful for ...

A personality disorder is a mental disorder that’s caused by an unhealthy pattern of thought and behavior. People with personality disorders often struggle to interact with the world. Their disorder ...

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 ...