Personality Disorders

Using a nice guy or nice girl approach, con artist can immediately charm and swindle their victims with ease. Behind this affable mask lies a calculating fraudster.

Nov 29, 2009 - Scott Hayden

Pathological lying is a criterion for other psychiatric disorders, not one in itself. How does a person recognize and deal with pathological liars?

Jul 16, 2009 - Jill Stefko

This Cluster B Personality Disorder was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Should it be reinstated?

Jun 11, 2009 - Jill Stefko

Masochists, who are often also narcissists, utilize passive-aggressive behavior towards others to undermine the possibility of achievement and remain in a losing pattern.

Jun 8, 2009 - Catherine Owen

If you are passive-aggressive or know someone who is, there are things you can do to help heal yourself and your relationships with friends, family and coworkers.

Dec 2, 2008 - Deborah Ward

Passive-aggressive people express their anger and resentment toward others in passive ways because they feel that they cannot show their feelings overtly.

Nov 21, 2008 - Deborah Ward

Passive-aggressive behaviour is characterized by a pattern of negative attitudes and passive resistance resulting from repressed anger.

Nov 14, 2008 - Deborah Ward

Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) present significant emotional (or even physical) danger, but there are a number of ways that you can protect yourself.

Aug 9, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

While many criminals are psychopaths, the majority are not. Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) differ from other criminals on a number of key traits.

Aug 9, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Popular media often casts psychopathic characters as heroes. The reality is that psychopaths don't make good soldiers, police officers, or rescuers.

Aug 9, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) don't develop a conscience because they can't experience the required emotions: anxiety, shame, guilt, and empathy.

Aug 9, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Psychopaths make up just 4% of the total U.S. population, but the damage and devastation they wreak is extreme and widespread.

Jul 30, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Theories on the causes of psychopathy (also known as sociopathy) encompass nature, nurture, social forces, natural selection and brain damage.

Jul 30, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Psychopaths, also known as sociopaths, are manipulative, deceitful, impulsive and inclined to take risks.

Jul 30, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

Psychopathy, also known as sociopathy, is a personality disorder characterized by selfishness, ruthlessness and the inability to feel guilt or empathy.

Jul 30, 2008 - Jennifer Copley

A description of multiple personality disorder, explaining some of the symptoms and differences between this and schizophrenia.

May 31, 2008 - Rebecca Lucas

Sociopaths, or psychopaths as they are sometimes called, are often hard to spy. Their charm can hide a chilly selfishness designed to torment. Learn how to avoid them.

Mar 12, 2008 - Catherine Owen

An overview of depressive personality disorder (DPD), pervasive patterns of depressive behavior subject to much controversy.

Mar 10, 2008 - Barbara Melville

Are there different degrees of Antisocial Personality Disorder, or is it all or nothing? Is recovery possible? Dr. Duane Dobbert shares his professional opinion.

Dec 11, 2007 - Tami Port

Psychologist specializing in personality disorders discusses the possible etiology of antisocial personality.

Dec 6, 2007 - Tami Port

Psychologist Duane Dobbert discusses characteristic traits of the cold, calculating and violent antisocial personality; diagnosis Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD).

Nov 30, 2007 - Tami Port

This is one article from a series of interviews with Duane Dobbert in which we will explore various subtopics relating to Antisocial and Narcissistic personalities.

Nov 22, 2007 - Tami Port

Here are quick links to the studies that were reviewed at Suite101 PD during the month of October 2007.

Nov 15, 2007 - Tami Port

Are individuals who have psychopathic traits more likely to be domestic abusers, are they a different type of abuser, and how might all this impact treatment?

Nov 6, 2007 - Tami Port

Can a person be a little psychopathic, and if so, why isn't this considered narcissism rather than psychopathy? What's the distinction?

Oct 28, 2007 - Tami Port