Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.

Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

Comorbidity is when a person has more than one health condition at once. Researchers investigating the comorbidity of personality disorders have found people with certain disorders may have other ...

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 ...

Symptoms of ASPD can start in childhood and may include manipulative and reckless behaviors. ASPD often co-occurs with other mental health conditions, which makes it harder to treat. Up to 31% of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Key Takeaways Narcissistic personality disorder involves inflated self-worth and a ...

Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...