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Recent brain research at the University of Chicago leads to a conclusion that bullies empathize with their victims, but not in a socially healthy way.

Cluster B (the Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Cluster) is comprised of the Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders.

We all heard the terms "psychopath" or "sociopath". It is hard to distinguish narcissists from psychopaths.

Syphilis in its tertiary (brain consuming) phase produces symptoms that are easily misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder comorbid with Personality Disorders.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) describes 12 ideal "prototypes" of personality disorders. It provides lists of seven to nine personality traits per each disor

With autism prevalence rates continuing to rise, it is important that the public learns more about autism and work at dispelling these common autism myths.

People will call it the first adult comic book movie - but sidestepping that and all the other chit-chat, Watchmen is a sprawling, sophisticated and gripping film.

The narcissist suffers from uncontrollable rage and grandiose fantasies. Most narcissists are also mildly obsessive-compulsive. Yet, all narcissists should be held accoun

A faithful adaptation of the source material can lead to problems of fidelity and redundancy. These problems can be solved by interpretation rather than transposition.

The Oprah Winfrey Show addressed the widepread problem of bullying, the devastation and depression it can cause for victims and how bystanders contribute to the problem.

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

Hare listed twenty traits of people with Antisocial Personality Disorder, found in jails and free in society. How can one protect oneself from these exploitive people?

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) children are often described as angry, lying, uncaring, and violent children. The signs and symptoms are as varied as the causes.

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

Although people are unique individuals, the behaviours they use are not so unique and can be categorised. This tool can unlock the mystery and turn surviving into living.

The psychopath has antisocial traits coupled with and enhanced by callousness, ruthlessness, extreme lack of empathy, deficient impulse control, deceitfulness,

The Bipolar Disorder got its name because the mania is followed by - usually protracted - depressive attacks. A similar pattern of mood shifts and dysphorias occurs in ma

Discover some of the tools that psychologists use to evaluate Narcissistic Personality: the DSM-IV-TR, the ICD-10, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and the MCMI.

Malignant optimists see signs of hope in every fluctuation, read meanings and patterns into every random occurrence, utterance, or slip.

Narcissists and psychopaths lack empathy. It is safe to say that the same applies to patients with other personality disorders, notably the Schizoid, Paranoid, Borderline