Difficult relationships with others create significant stress for individuals with borderline personality, stress that can continue throughout their adult lives. If you know someone with this ...

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

A “favorite person” (FP) in borderline personality disorder (BPD) describes someone to whom an individual with BPD relies the most for support and reassurance. This bond can be profoundly emotional, ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the first time since 2001, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has updated its clinical practice guideline on borderline personality disorder (BPD). The new guideline is “quite substantial ...