According to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, experiencing mental disorders early in life may lead to poorer physical health and accelerate aging. It’s natural to experience some ...

You or someone you know may be shy, but it's on another level when that shyness causes you to avoid social situations. The American Psychiatric Association describes avoidant personality disorder as ...

People with avoidant personality disorder have a pervasive fear of emotional closeness. It stems from a lack of self-esteem starting in childhood.

Millon applied a comprehensive integrative-systems perspective (i.e., a conception of personality as characteristic patterns of behavioral and interpersonal action, affective experience and expression ...

Cluster C personality disorders are a group of mental health conditions that cause intense fearfulness, insecurity, or perfectionism. The symptoms are long-term and impact many aspects of life.

If you try to create and sustain a romantic relationship with someone who has an avoidant personality, or the full-blown personality disorder known as Avoidant Personality Disorder, the experience can ...

Humans learn to attach, or connect, to one another through their relationships with their parents. Babies who have their needs met are more likely to develop secure, emotionally strong personalities.

A few years ago, 32-year-old Kari* formed "a deep emotional bond that began to border on romantic" with a woman she met over Twitter. She was in a relationship at the time so she didn’t take it ...

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