Personality Disorders News

Psychosis is a sign of mental illness or other conditions, often characterized by an “episode” during which a person has a false or distorted perception of reality. A person experiencing a psychotic episode may have visual or auditory hallucinations, and may have delusions about what is happening around them. Some individuals experiencing psychotic episodes may not know who they are, or may have false ideas about their identity.

Fear of being rejected by others is significantly elevated among individuals with body dysmorphic disorder, according to recent study findings published in Body Image.

Adolescents with authoritarian or neglectful parents are more likely to use drugs and alcohol compared with adolescents with authoritative or indulgent parents, according to study findings published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Findings from a population-based cohort study demonstrate that patients with no former history of psychiatric illness who received mechanical ventilation as part of intensive care treatment were more likely to be newly diagnosed with psychiatric illness in the first few months following intensive care.

School children who changed schools three or more times before age 12 years were more likely to display symptoms of psychosis, according to a recent study printed in American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Eating disorders appear more likely among women with personality disorders, according to new study data.

Researchers investigating psychological traits as they relate to weight gain found that patients who gain weight are more likely to be impulsive. However, these patients also tend to deliberate more about their actions.

Researchers investigating psychological traits as they relate to weight gain found that patients who gain weight are more likely to be impulsive. However, these patients also tend to deliberate more about their actions.

SAN FRANCISCO — The presence of borderline personality disorder may affect the time to remission and relapse of a number of Axis I disorders, particularly anxiety disorders, eating disorders and drug use, according to new data presented here at the 2013 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

Incarcerated men with psychopathy exhibited decreased activation in areas of the brain associated with empathic concern and valuing the well-being of others, according to new data published online in JAMA Psychiatry. The results may have implications for the treatment of the disorder in prisoners.