Personality refers to the enduring and habitual patterns of attitude, emotion, motivation, and ways of relating to others. Personality disorders may be understood as extreme version of general traits.

“Life is a series of addictions and without them we die”. This is my favourite quote in the academic addiction literature and was made back in 1990 in the British Journal of Addiction by Professor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addictive personalities are about way more than just substance issues—it's about how we connect with everything from our ...

Nosology—the classification of disease and illness—groups medical conditions according to organizing principles. This provides healthcare professionals and systems a common language for diagnosis and ...

Personality traits significantly influence the development, persistence, and treatment outcomes of substance use disorders. Despite increasing addiction rates among women, sex-specific research ...

BPD is one of the most misunderstood mental-health conditions.

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...