LAST week, we began a new journey into the world of personality disorders, setting the foundation by exploring what personality truly is and how our deepest patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving ...

Schizoid and paranoid personality disorders have key differences. Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) leads people to think that others are trying to harm them, while schizoid personality disorder ...

Paranoid personality disorder involves a persistent suspicion and mistrust of other people. This can lead to difficulties with functioning socially and in relationships. Treatment for paranoid ...

Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) very often perceive others as doing things just to annoy them. They do not usually take what people say at face value; rather, they frequently ...

Some suspiciousness is healthy. If we get a text, for example, we may resent the intrusion and question its legitimacy. What do they want? Access to an account? Our money? Too much suspicion sends ...

Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, with symptoms like delusions and hallucinations. Schizoid personality disorder is a persistent pattern of thoughts and behaviors that cause distress but ...