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Treatment should focus on the underlying causes of borderline personality disorder – trauma – rather stigmatise the person.
Why was Susanna Kaysen really hospitalised? Her memoir Girl, Interrupted turns 30 this year. It investigates whether she was ‘mad’, or medicalised for a ‘chaotic’ life that defied gender norms.
Newly published research provides the first ever definition of what it means to feel ‘empty’ — a common struggle rarely recognised by health professionals.
Narcissism is relatively common among managers and can damage their relationships with employees. Yet some narcissists can enourage trust despite their shortcomings. So how can they be detected?
People with borderline personality disorder are often treated as if they have a personality flaw, rather than mental health issues stemming from trauma. It’s time we changed its name.
Media portrayals don’t help misconceptions about disorders such as bipolar, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. So what do these terms actually mean?
Gender is important in defining susceptibility and exposure to a number of mental health risks. Gender can also explain differences in mental health outcomes.
Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin’s story highlights not only the persistent stigma surrounding mental illness, but the potential of sport to help tackle it.
Personality disorders have been richly illustrated by filmmakers. Think of attention-seeking Scarlett in Gone with the Wind. Or the villains in Silence of the Lambs and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
We all possess a unique set of personality traits that make us who we are. These are the usual ways we perceive, think, feel, behave and relate to others, and they tend to be consistent across time and…
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Psychiatry, UNSW
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Professor, Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health & The Centre for Youth Mental Health., The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW
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Clinical Psychologist and Operational Lead
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Professor of History, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Leadership and Organizational Behavior, LEM - Lille Economie Management, UMR 9221, IÉSEG School of Management
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Senior Research Associate, National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, UNSW
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Research Fellow in Women's Mental Health, Monash University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz