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Lack of empathy is a commonly known feature of narcissistic personality disorder. Relationships are typically shallow and difficult to maintain. What are some other features of NPD? More in this case presentation.

10 Things to Know About Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Articles

The image of the psychopath is that of a cold, heartless, inhuman being. But do all psychopaths show a complete lack of normal emotional capacities and empathy?

What Lies Behind: The Hidden Suffering of the Psychopath

The country has erupted into a wave of anger that demands justice and reform; but what can we, psychiatrists, do when we hear “code black”?

Code Black “I Can’t Breathe”

This article explores why Enduring Personality Change After Catastrophic Experience (EPCACE) is a clinically useful diagnosis.

How Catastrophe Can Change Personality

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What do functional magnetic resonance neuroimaging findings reveal about the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder? Take the quiz and learn more.

Mini Quiz: Neurobiology of Borderline Personality Disorder

Which medical condition-characterized by the rapid onset of delirium, mania, and psychosis-is linked with bipolar disorder? Take the 5-question quiz and learn more.

Pop Quiz: Delirium, Mania, and Psychosis

The authors describe an alternative model for BPD diagnosis that is dimensional in nature and requires fulfillment of 4 of 7 personality traits.

Trait Stages of Diagnosis for Borderline Personality Disorder

On the risk of accepting the practice of psychiatric diagnosis from afar. 

Psychiatric Diagnoses of Public Figures

What is the clinical approach to pathological narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder?

Mini Quiz: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Proper technique, practiced over time, can transform an appointment from "medication management" to a serious change in behavior, as evidenced by the 5 examples featured in this article. 

5 Ways to Transform Health Behaviors

What are the benefits of traditional psychoanalytic concepts and new discoveries of mentalization-based treatment?

Mini Quiz: Mentalization-Based Treatment Goals

Here's what's new in personality disorders: DBT treatment, DSM-5 criteria, borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personalities, and mentalization-based treatments.

The World of Personality Disorders in 6 Clinical Reports

The latest research on DBT for treating psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and depression.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Is Effective Intervention

There is more to BPD than meets the eye. A complex interaction exists between environmental, anatomical, functional, genetic, and epigenetic factors. 

The Neurobiology of Borderline Personality Disorder

MBT presents a compromise to bridge the valuable history of psychoanalytic ideas to both modern psychiatric research as well as present public health needs and practice.

Mentalization-Based Treatment: A Common-Sense Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder

An exploration topics that are relevant to most clinicians who work with patients with personality disorders. 

Introduction: An Essential Part of the Mental Health Evaluation

Despite its survival and final inclusion in DSM-5, narcissistic personality disorder remains a controversial diagnosis. Here: perspectives on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

New Insights Into Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Personality disorders are arguably the most challenging for psychiatrists because they are difficult to diagnose and frequently coexist with psychotic, affective, and anxiety disorders.

Comorbid Clinical and Personality Disorders: The Risk of Suicide

The key focus is on understanding violent offending (eg, reactive, proactive, firearm violence) tied to antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy using a psychobiological lens. 

Psychobiological Aspects of Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Violence

This study highlights the need to consider a holistic approach when discussing the problem of disruptive behavior in health care settings.

Personality Disorders

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