“Shorter believes that psychosomatic illnesses (such as leg paralysis at the turn of the twentieth century or multiple personality disorder at the… — Ethan Watters Copy Share Image
“The word is dissociate. There is no 'a' before the 'ss'. People invariably say dis-a-ssociate, which, if you're suffering Disso-ciative Identity Disorder/Multiple… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) cannot be medicated. It is treatable only through therapy. The problem is therapy is rarely sought by the… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
“When I think about what it would take to achieve freedom from all psychological stuff, the response that comes is this: life… — Daniel M. Ingram Copy Share Image
“He’s already run the standard battery of questions, checked the check boxes, computed the data: hears voices = schizophrenic; too agitated =… — Mira T. Lee Copy Share Image
“The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the reference manual used by mental health professionals to diagnose psychological problems,… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“Let’s take a quick look at what a psychopath is. Although the American Psychiatric Association (APA) no longer uses this term, much… — Robert Kirkconnell Copy Share Image
What's the difference between a personality disorder and a personality? You know? That's what I wanna know! — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
“It’s just what you’re stuck with, the lousy furniture you can’t change. The educated me knows hell’s nothing, a fiction I happened… — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
“While their personalities may differ from person to person, the commonality is that with a narcissistic parent: their needs and wants always… — Emily Parker Copy Share Image
“When you fall in love, everything is impregnated with new meaning. It is as if you suddenly have borderline personality disorder.” — Chloe Thurlow Copy Share Image
We don't want to promote any system that treats the fact that an individual is LGBT as a personality disorder. And anything… — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image
“Because psychopathy is difficult to diagnose, but often subject to public scrutiny, it’s actually often confused with other personality disorders with which… — T. Rivers, Clarence Copy Share Image
Welcome to the psychiatric hotline: if you are obsessive compulsive press one repeatedly. If you are schizophrenic listen closely and a little… — Barbara Oakley Copy Share Image
“I left London to migrate to Manchester because at that time it was -- if you had a personality disorder and a… — James Maker Copy Share Image
“clinical literature is virtually unanimous that full MPD [Multiple Personality Disorder] cannot be created iatrogenically. There is no evidence that such a… — Richard P. Kluft Copy Share Image
“Specifically, one whose life is ruled and dictated by dependency needs suffers from a psychiatric disorder to which we ascribe the diagnostic… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
“There came a time in my life when I had to admit to myself that I have some very clear narcissistic tendencies.… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“Cruelty, whether physical or emotional, isn't normal. It may signal what psychologists call the dark triad of psychopathic, narcissistic and Machiavellian personality… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
The biographies of the great men see their excesses as signs of their greatness. But Jean Rhys, in her biography, is read… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
I know," he said in almost bored contemplation. "My manners suck. I like to chalk it up to a dissatisfying childhood." "I'd… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
I'm so single. It's funny. I'm usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But… — Brittany Snow Copy Share Image
“If fourteen people believe they were Cleopatra in a former life, does that mean that Cleopatra had split personality disorder?” — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
I might have some sort of personality disorder. I might not have proper filters; it might be some kind of version of… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
“To a large degree, a particular collision of genes and temperament with a suboptimal or hostile environment may explain the development of… — Dolores Mosquera Copy Share Image
