In this paper we found it necessary to understand first our interviewees' lived experiences of personality disorders as the context of our enquiry; to explore understandings of recovery from the ...

Conducted through interpretive phenomenological analysis, the study involved one-to-one, semi-structured interviews with 10 participants. Each participant recounted unnoticed autistic traits from ...

A major new RCT of Structured Psychological Support finds brief therapy offers no meaningful benefit over usual care for ...

The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

How do we distinguish between bipolar mood disorder, cyclothymic temperament, and borderline personality disorder? This may be among the most important questions in clinical psychiatry and ...

When most hear the word "psychosis," they think of primary psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Yet, research has shown there are many paths to the experience. I came ...

The rise in mental health awareness has paradoxically brought about a wave of casualty and desensitisation — disorders are now slang words, used as casually as we would use adjectives. How often do we ...

Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain consistent over time and across a range of situations. For example, bipolar ...