Is there a cure for PTSD? If so, how do you cure PTSD? Since posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a disabling condition, those afflicted with it often want to know the answers to those questions.

What Would a Cure for PTSD Be Like?

PTSD is a mental illness that occurs after a person experiences a trauma, typically that he or she believes is life-threatening to him or herself or someone else. Not all people that experience such a trauma get PTSD but some do. The symptoms of PTSD include things like:

• flashbacks of the trauma
• traumatic dreams involving the trauma
• heightened anxiety
• rages
• negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs that weren’t present before the trauma
  and many more symptoms (PTSD Causes: Causes of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder).

If there were a treatment available that would eliminate all the symptoms of PTSD permanently, that would be considered a cure. A cure for PTSD could be in the form of medication or psychotherapy – both of which are being currently used in treatment.

Can PTSD Be Cured?

Unfortunately, with current available PTSD treatments, just like with all mental illnesses, there is no official “cure” for PTSD. There is no one therapy that works for everyone that will eliminate all the symptoms of PTSD.

How Close Are We to a PTSD Cure?

That said, people can, and do, recover from PTSD every day. In fact, through treatment, some people do manage to eliminate all the symptoms of PTSD over time. Even those who don’t see the elimination of all symptoms, do, typically, see the cessation of some symptoms and see an improvement in symptom severity with the right treatment (PTSD Therapy and Its Role in Healing PTSD).

The same treatment doesn’t work for everyone, but some currently used and effective treatments include:

• Exposure therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
• Various PTSD medications

A person may need a combination of the above types of PTSD therapy for the best results.

And while none of these may be a PTSD cure, it’s clear that all of them offer help to people with PTSD. So, if you’re someone suffering with PTSD symptoms after a trauma, don’t lose hope. These therapies have been shown to work in controlled studies and with effort and the right, specialized care, they most likely will work for you, too.

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Individuals with borderline personality disorder symptoms are often in a state of upheaval. They do not experience emotions with appropriate intensity for the situation, which can cause great distress for those around them.

Common Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Symptoms of borderline personality disorder occur as a result of a person's uncertainty about their identity, causing interests, goals, and values to change in a flash. These individuals often see things as black and white and in the extreme. Their feelings and perceptions of others tend to shift suddenly, causing chaos and instability in both personal and professional relationships.

Common borderline personality disorder symptoms include:

• Powerful emotions that change quickly and often
• Episodic anxiety and depression
• Self-harming and self-mutilation (i.e. cutting)
• Risky behavior (i.e. promiscuous sex, reckless driving, overspending, drug abuse)
• Inappropriate hostility and antagonistic behavior
• Poor impulse control
• Emotional eating (i.e. bulimia or anorexia)
• Suicidal thoughts and attempts
• Intense fear of abandonment and being alone
• Unstable sense of self
• Feelings of emptiness
• Dissociation
• Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation

These symptoms are present in both men and women with the disorder. But, borderline personality symptoms in men can sometimes look different. This is why many think men with BPD are often misdiagnosed. Some examples of borderline personality disorder symptoms in men include:

• Aggressive and thin-skinned – anything someone else says that could be perceived as criticism can send the BPD male into a rage
• Controls others through criticism – overly controlling in intimate relationships by using criticism
• Extremely jealous – when another man appropriately compliments the BPD male's significant other, he will frequently take it as an attempt at seducing his lover away from him
• Emotionally detached – the BPD male does not share his inner emotional experience with his significant other
• Inability to form and keep friendships – rejects every friendship or potential friendship after only a short amount of time
• Holds grudges – may hold a grudge for months, even years
• Substance abuse
• Uses sex to feel secure

Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder – Living Black and White

You may know someone with signs of borderline personality disorder. Imagine this scenario: You've recently become friends with a female coworker. The relationship became close and intense quickly. You spend large blocks of time together. It even seems as if your new friend sort of idealizes you – looking up to you as if you can do no wrong.

But the next day, she suddenly changes her behavior toward you, acting antagonistic and hostile. No longer does she want to have long conversations or hang out with you. Just like that, for seemingly no reason at all, you lose favor with this person. The friendship you thought would end up being a long-lasting, lifetime relationship turns out to be a false start.

What happened to change your friend's mind about you? You'll probably never know. Maybe you said something that set her off or slighted her in some way in which you're not aware. As you observe her over the next few months, you begin to see this pattern repeated over and again with same-gender friends, love interests, work colleagues, as well as with values and goals.

People with BPD may seem to have strong religious or political values, but when they meet someone who they admire with different views, they can change their own to match, like a chameleon. They may engage in sex with multiple partners and without protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Other times, a person with a borderline personality may experiment with and use illegal drugs or abuse alcohol – sometimes even at work or in other inappropriate social situations.

Borderline personality disorder traits manifest in a variety of ways. This scenario simply illustrates a few signs of the disorder. Go here to read more about what it's like living with borderline personality disorder.

Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder

Only a qualified mental health professional can give a person a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. A psychiatrist or psychologist will conduct a comprehensive family medical history and psychological evaluation so he or she can assess the severity of the borderline personality disorder symptoms. The practitioner will compare the individual's symptoms and history to the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. If the person meets the criteria to receive a borderline personality diagnosis, the doctor will begin to develop an individualized treatment plan.

If you or someone you know has borderline personality disorder symptoms, finding professional mental health help is a good first step in the treatment process.

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It all began with the "cuddling" with my step-father, Marty. He would have me lay on the couch with him while he touched me. He misled me, told me it was okay, somehow I deserved it. It continued for months on end, until one day, I was alone in my mother's room playing a Nintendo game. His hand touched my shoulder while he told me to lay down and remove my underwear.

Obedient as I was, I removed my underwear and lay on the bed waiting, dreading what was to come. He began to have intercourse but after a few minutes found no pleasure. I was 8 and my vagina was not fully developed. That is the first time I experienced the sadistic crime of rape.

The second time, my older brother grabbed me and held me down in the living room while Marty raped me. Of course, they threatened to hurt me and my mother, so I did not say anything. The third time, during a "routine" event of molestation, Marty began to have intercourse while I stared blankly at the wall trying to forget the pain.

The last and final time (thank God), my brother and Marty attacked me on the way to my room. My brother held me down and Marty raped me. I cried and told them I was going to tell mom on them, but didn't. That night in vengeance Marty beat my mother for my rebellion. To this day my parents do not know of my rape encounters. Mostly because my brother is my father's favorite child. If I told, the respect he already has for me would disappear, if dad even believed me. My virginity was lost at the age of 8, but in my mind they can never have it. I can be a second-time virgin.

Angela

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental illness in which an individual shows a long-term and consistent pattern of unstable moods and emotions. In other words, the individual cannot properly regulate his or her emotions, resulting in an inner experience that causes impulsive behaviors and chaotic interpersonal relationships (borderline personality disorder relationships).

Mental health professionals officially recognized the condition in 1980. It was named borderline personality disorder because it seemed to occur “on the border” between neurosis and psychosis. Although experts still refer to the disorder by this name, it’s no longer considered to accurately describe the core behaviors.

Exactly What Is Borderline Personality Disorder?

To effectively answer the question -- what is borderline personality disorder -- you'll need to understand the inner emotional experience of the borderline personality. Think of it as emotional dis-regulation. When an air conditioning system is having problems, it may make your home too hot one minute and too cold the next. The temperature regulator within the air conditioning unit clearly has issues if this is happening. BPD is kind of like that when it comes to regulation of emotions.

When you have borderline personality disorder, you have incredibly intense emotions and may show a lack of regard for personal safety. This recklessness regarding personal safety may manifest in the form of self-harm (cutting), promiscuous sex, and suicidal ideation. You will also have issues with identity and self-image and your sense of self may change from one day, or even one moment, to the next.

For instance, sometimes you may view yourself as evil, other times you may feel as if you don't exist. This unstable self-image makes you impulsive and erratic, causing frequent changes in jobs, relationships, personal values, and goals. You can read more about living and dealing with borderline personality disorder here.

Interesting Borderline Personality Disorder Statistics

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) published some interesting borderline personality disorder statistics, stating that 1.6 percent of the adult population has BPD. Some sources claim that the disorder affects 1-6 percent of the U.S. population; with others saying it might be as high as 10 percent. Read over these facts and statistics published by the National Education Alliance of Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD):

• More people have borderline personality disorder than have schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
• Up to 5.9 percent of American adults have BPD.
• Of inpatients in psychiatric hospitals, 20 percent have BPD.
• Of outpatients receiving treatment in psychiatric hospitals, 10 percent have BPD.
• Over half of adults with BPD practice self-harm.
• Ten percent of adults with BPD commit suicide

Among the adult population are many famous people and celebrities with borderline personality disorder.

Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria

The borderline personality criteria are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition:

• Significant impairments in function of personality (i.e. poorly developed sense of self, poor self-direction)
• Impaired interpersonal function – poor ability to empathize and impaired ability to form lasting intimate relationships
• Pathological personality traits – frequent, intense mood swings; separation insecurity; frequent, short-lived bouts of anxiety and depression. Impulsivity, hostility toward others, recklessness.
• These impaired abilities and pathological traits occur consistently over time regardless of circumstance or situation.

Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder

The exact causes of borderline personality disorder are unknown. As with most mental illnesses, experts believe genetic, familial, and social factors all play roles in its development. People with the following risk factors may have a greater chance of developing the disorder:

• One of both parents have borderline personality disorder
• Disrupted and dysfunctional family life
• Poor communication within the family
• Close family member (father, mother, sibling) with BPD or another personality disorder
• Sexual, emotional, or physical abuse in childhood or adolescence

Read: Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder in Men

Although borderline personality disorder in men occurs at about the same rate as it does in women, far more women receive a BPD diagnosis. Researchers don't have a clear picture of why mental health professionals diagnose borderline personality disorder in women more often than in men. Some theorists believe there may be issues with the way it's diagnosed or that more women with the condition end up in treatment.

Borderline Personality Disorder in Children

Some studies suggest that there are indicators of borderline personality disorder in children, reporting that early signs of borderline personality disorder may show up in childhood. Certainly children with one or more of the risk factors may begin to develop the disorder early on, even if it doesn't really show up until adolescence or early adulthood.

The emotional instability, erratic behavior, and pathological traits of a borderline personality may seem as if they could occur in almost anyone – and they can. Everyone behaves erratically, impulsively, and in risky ways at some point in life. The individual with borderline personality disorder behaves in these inappropriate ways consistently and has a pattern of the negative behaviors over the long-term.

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"Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again." -Tori Amos

I'm really unsure of doing this. Only my doctor knows about this. I was raped a year ago, by my now ex-husband.

I had known him for a few months before we got married. Looking back now, I wish there was something I could do to turn back time.

One month after we were married, he beat me for the first time, and later that night, he raped me. This abusive behavior continued for months, even after we discovered that I was pregnant. During my fourth month, the rape / beating was so violent that I miscarried the baby, and there was so much damage done to my abdomen that I was in surgery for 10 hours. I don't know if I am able to have children ever again.

I made up my mind that night to leave. I knew that he would kill me eventually. Three months after losing the baby, I packed up a u-haul truck while he was at work and drove away without telling him. I left divorce papers on the table.

It's now six months later, and I'm living 2000 miles from him, but I still sleep with a night light and television on. I still have nightmares about him. But, I know that I am safe.

Anonymous

"No coward soul is mine, no trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere" -Emily Bronte

Hi. My name is Kristi and I'm nineteen. I've been through some therapy and have done some great work through one particular organization, but I've never written my story. I guess it's about time. I'm really scared.

The first instance of abuse in my life occurred when I was two. I remember being in the car, afraid to go to my relatives' house, just dreading it. I remember walking down the stairs and going in the bathroom. It hurt so bad when I peed. Teddy, my cousin, had told me not to tell, but the pain won out, and I called my mother into the bathroom. I'm not really sure what happened after that (my mom has a lot of interesting differing stories). All I know is that I never saw Teddy again, except in my nightmares. I do remember being on his bed, but I've never talked about that and I don't think I'm ready.

Shortly after that, my brother Gary started abusing me. I was about two-and-a-half when I told my mother. She tells me that she sent me to a child psychologist. He told her that incest wasn't important. I wouldn't remember and it definitely wouldn't affect me. We did play some sort of memory game, though ... so I would forget. But I loved the memory game so much that it was the thing that triggered my memories to come years later.

So my brother would sneak into my room late at night (my mom rarely left us alone cause she was afraid he would sexually abuse me), at least three to four times a night. At least one or two of those times he would rape me. And he raped me two ways, anally and vaginally. I remember that he would choke me. I think that once I passed out.

I had this teddy bear that was given to me when I was two. He was a carebear named Tender Heart. I called him "tendie." He was my friend. He was always there when it happened. And he loved me so much. I kept him by my side every night until about nine months ago when I left him at my friend's house across the state. She won't send him back, even when I sent her money and everything. That's really sad. I call my inner child Kiss-T. She's really heartbroken over it.

Anyway, my brother Gary abused me at least until the age of eight. I'm not sure if it went on longer, I think it did. I remember once, when I was eight, it happening . . . and I remember the next day at school. I don't know how I knew that was the day because I didn't even act or think as if it had occurred. My most vivid memory was this time when I was playing with my blocks in the basement. My brother was babysitting me and his friend was over. I remember the colors of the carpet. He called me over and then told me to touch his thing and I did and then he made me touch his friend. And he made me put them in my mouth. And then he touched me and stuff in front of his friend.

Another one of my brothers sexually abused me. He never raped me. I just recently remembered about him. He used to squat and open his arms whenever he'd come home from the coast guard and I'd run to him. And I remember walking to him shakily when I was really young. He lived with us for six months then. He used to take my panties off whenever we played together. He'd make me get naked in my playhouse. Sometimes, we sit. He'd be in the rocker and unzip his pants. I'd sit so that I was on top of him . . . not on top of his thing, but touching it without my panties on. And sometimes he would stroke me down there when he read me stories. My parents don't have a clue that he ever hurt me.

My friend's dad also abused me at that age. He was like the town pervert. He looked at me in this park once, forced my clothes off, and just stared. I zoned out. I remember him taking me in the shower with him when I was at his house. Can't talk about that yet.

As I grew up, things were a little off for me. I remember thinking I was absolutely going crazy when the flashbacks first started. I got suicidal ... and my friend finally told her mom who told mine that I remembered about the abuse. My mom admitted and told me about my cousin, but then she said, "Your brother never touched you, did he?" And I had told her he did when I was two, so she did know.

We moved. I became a little promiscuous. I didn't have sex yet but fooled around, was really dependent on guys. And the depression started to sink in. We moved again. And it started to get worse. My sophomore year of high school, my relatives came to visit. My cousin, Adam, was there. One night, he touched me. I froze and went completely numb. He touched me for three nights. The last night, he tried to have sex with me and I finally kicked him off. Something came over me and I realized I had a voice or a choice or something. He left my room and I cried very loud. No one heard me. My parents found out but didn't understand what was going on.

My junior year, I started going to therapists. I was severely depressed. I was in a car accident and suddenly I wasn't the perfect kid anymore and the depression that was always lingering hit full force. I had some really bad experiences. One doctor over-medicated me, tried to put me on an anti-psychotic drug after lying to me about what it was. So I stopped going. One morning, after a really bad night crying and yelling at my mom (who wouldn't leave me alone) that I DID want to kill myself, I just couldn't get out of bed. It was frequent, but this time my mom called the church. I ended up talking to a great priest, who helped me immensely.

By then, I was just at the point where I was stopping taking my sleeping pills. I had suffered from horrible insomnia and it was starting to get better, and that was the whole reason I almost didn't go on vacation with my best friend at the time. But I did. And on that trip, I met a man I considered to be a hero. He was just really cool, and I wanted to be like him. We never were really alone until the day before we left. And he was changing and everyone was out and I was downstairs. He told me to come watch or something. I laughed nervously. We all went out that night. It was really weird. And I can't go into it right now cause I know I'll fall apart.

Anyway, we were at a park, at about midnight. I needed a drink (I'm diabetic), so he took me. On the way back, he was talking about his wife and cheating on her (which he'd been joking about in front of her for the whole time we'd been there) and mentioned something about me. I thought he was joking like usual and made some stupid remark that I'll regret for the rest of my life. I told him that he hadn't made a move. He then led me up a hill (we were in the countryside and I had no idea where we were going. He said it was a shortcut). He kissed me and I froze. I couldn't believe it. I don't even know how he got me on the ground, I was so frozen in place. I do remember pulling my jeans back up and thinking, "I didn't want to do that."

He spent the walk back convincing me that he couldn't get in trouble with the law and telling me it wouldn't be a good idea to tell anyone . . . and somehow trying to make me believe he cared. My friend and I were planning on staying up for the whole night, so I thought I'd tell her anyway, but she fell asleep. In those hours, somehow, I decided I'd rather be anything than a victim again. So I "became" an adulteress. I even ended up kind of sleeping with him later . . . long story. I was pregnant from the rape in the woods and we had this fake relationship. His wife even knew and she was going to leave so I could move in with him. It was so screwed up.

The night I lost the baby, I freaked out. I took ten or eleven of my sleeping pills. He ended up calling and did the only respectable thing he probably did the whole time we knew each other. He told me that I'd better go tell my mom right then. I did and went to the ER. I was Baker Acted, a process I will forever hate. I just needed help, not to be stripped of more dignity. I told them I tried to kill myself over school work and grades and pressure. They never even talked to me about my childhood abuse which was blatantly on the admittance form I'd had to fill out.

I met a guy who tried to save me. He did in a way, simply because I probably would have succeeded one of those times I tried ... but he was always there to stop me. And then he couldn't take it anymore and left me. I thought my whole world was gone. I got into therapy at a rape counseling place and saw this therapist to work on my anger management. Things started looking better. I then went to my college pre-orientation where I met my fiance.

We immediately hit it off and even talked all night the first night we met. We stayed in my room and didn't "do anything" and I told him a little bit. We started dating a week later and he went to that great course I mentioned that weekend. I was having a rough time of it because it was the anniversary of my rape. He talked to me about the course, and I've gone through twice and have gone back two other times to help. We've decided to go every time for the next year, a commitment that will be wonderful since this is the therapy that has worked best for me. I guess that's about it. My boyfriend proposed to me two weeks ago exactly today.

I'm scared to go back to school because I was miserable last year and I'm going absolutely nuts cause my employer has me looking up stuff cause he wants to offer a service to notify businesses that cater to children about sex offenders in the area. It's too close to home and I just realized earlier that this is the second year anniversary this week. I guess that explains feeling so bad all of a sudden.

Well, I'm not sure if I'm ready for everyone to read this yet . . . yeah, I guess I'd like them to because I really need some friends out there who know and understand and can possibly help me. Please write me. I need someone.

Kristi

Symptoms of reactive attachment disorder (RAD) are a result of the extreme neglect that causes this trauma disorder. In reactive attachment disorder, infants and young children don’t form a bond with caregivers, a bond which is necessary for healthy social, emotional, and behavioral development. A telltale RAD symptom is the lack of turning to a caregiver for needs like comfort, support, and protection.

The symptoms of reactive attachment disorder are behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that are adapted to compensate for basic needs that are unmet. When an infant or young child can’t count on being nurtured, he/she learns that the world is unsafe, untrustworthy, and unpredictable. As a result, reactive attachment disorder symptoms are seen in all aspects of a child’s existence (Parenting a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder).

Nature of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Symptoms

In general, symptoms of mental health disorders fall into two broad categories: internalizing and externalizing. Symptoms of reactive attachment disorder are internalizing; that is, they are expressed inward, into the person rather than outward toward the world.

The internalizing symptoms of RAD are depressive and withdrawn in nature. Because of the trauma of neglect and the sense that he/she is alone, unprotected from an unsafe world, the infant or young child protects him/herself by pulling away from others. He/she doesn’t seek comfort when distressed, and if a caregiver happens to offer comfort, he/she turns away unresponsively.

While, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5), reactive attachment disorder can only be diagnosed between the development age of nine months and five years, symptoms are evident before and long after that time frame (Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adults). RAD symptoms can be observed in all areas of the child’s life. Specific behavioral, emotional, physical and cognitive symptoms indicate that a child has developed RAD.

Behavioral/Social Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Behavioral symptoms of RAD are easily visible to outsiders. They involve how the child behaves at home and with others; therefore, behavioral symptoms of RAD are closely tied with social aspects of life. In children with RAD, these can include:

• Problems with feeding/eating
• Resistance to being held
• Lack of eye contact
• Failure to smile in response to others
• Disengagement and withdrawal; minimal involvement in games or other social play
• General lethargy/apathy
• Difficulty making friends
• Turning away from affection
• Self-soothing actions like rocking, rubbing arms, etc.

Emotional Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Emotional RAD symptoms are subjective experiences within the person with RAD, but because emotions and behaviors are interrelated, emotional RAD symptoms do show themselves in the above behaviors. Also, teens or older children often verbalize their feelings in therapy, and young children show them through play. The emotional symptoms of reactive attachment disorder involve:

• Feelings of emptiness
• Inability to feel trust
• Lack of a sense of belonging
• Feeling unwanted
• Feeling calmer alone than with others
• Chronic anxiety
• Chronic sadness/depression
• A heightened sense of fear
• Limited positive emotions

Physical Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

While these physical signs alone don’t indicate RAD, they typically are present in infants, children, and teens with RAD:

• Failure to smile
• Failure to gain weight (a result of the neglect that causes RAD)
• Appearing joyless, expressionless

Cognitive Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Reactive attachment disorder affects thought processing. Often, children with RAD display

• developmental delays (reaching milestones later than age mates)
• language delays
• delayed responses to stimuli/slow reaction time

When the trauma of severe neglect leads to RAD, the symptoms are all-encompassing, impacting the whole person. Symptoms of reactive attachment disorder affect behaviors, emotions, and thought processing, and they’re often physically noticeable. These RAD symptoms have long-term effects on children, teens, and even adults.

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Dependent Personality Disorder

What is Dependent Personality Disorder?

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Dependent Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

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Dependent Personality Disorder Treatment

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?

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Avoidant Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

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Avoidant Personality Disorder Treatment

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?

Histrionic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/histrionic-personality-disorder
Histrionic personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001531.htm
Mental Disorders. (n.d.). Histrionic personality disorder. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Histrionic-personality-disorder.html

Histrionic Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria DSM IV and DSM V. (n.d.). Psi.edu. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
Histrionic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/histrionic-personality-disorder
Histrionic personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001531.htm
Mental Disorders. (n.d.). Histrionic personality disorder. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Histrionic-personality-disorder.html

Histrionic Personality Disorder Treatment

Diagnostic Criteria DSM IV and DSM V. (n.d.). Psi.edu. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
Histrionic personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001531.htm
Mental Disorders. (n.d.). Histrionic personality disorder. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Histrionic-personality-disorder.html

Famous People with Histrionic Personality Disorder

A Psychologist's Perspective on Kanye West. (n.d.). Southeast Psych. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://blog.southeastpsych.com/2013/12/02/a-psychologists-perspective-on-kanye-west/
Jerry Sandusky and Histrionic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Jerry Sandusky and Histrionic Personality Disorder. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.medpagetoday.com/CelebrityDiagnosis/33343
McKay, H. (2012, August 20). Do Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus have super self confidence, or a personality disorder?. Fox News. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/08/20/do-kim-kardashian-and-miley-cyrus-have-super-self-confidence-or-personality/
Megan Fox and Borderline Personality Disorder Reexamined. (n.d.). Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/megan-fox-borderline-personality-disorder-reexamined/
Website links Jessica Simpson with Histrionic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Examiner.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014, from http://www.examiner.com/article/website-links-jessica-simpson-with-histrionic-personality-disorder

Boderline Personality Disorder

What is Borderline Personality Disorder?

Borderline Personality Afflicts all Races and Both Genders. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/black-womens-health-and-happiness/201302/borderline-personality-afflicts-all-races-and-both-gen
Borderline Personality Disorder Statistics. (n.d.). About. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/a/bpdstats.htm
Borderline personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000935.htm
DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. (n.d.). DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). NAMI. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=44780

Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

Borderline personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000935.htm
DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. (n.d.). DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
Men with Borderline Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-almost-effect/201405/men-borderline-personality-disorder
NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). NAMI. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=44780

Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment

Borderline personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000935.htm
DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. (n.d.). DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for the Personality Disorders. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
MD, J. G. (n.d.). A BPD Brief. Borderline Personality Disorder. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/documents/A%20BPD%20BRIEF%20revised%202006%20WORD%20version%20--%20Jun%2006.pdf
NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). NAMI. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=44780

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Mental Health Problems. (n.d.). WebMD. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dialectical-behavioral-therapy
MD, J. G. (n.d.). A BPD Brief. Borderline Personality Disorder. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/documents/A%20BPD%20BRIEF%20revised%202006%20WORD%20version%20--%20Jun%2006.pdf
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Personality disorders--Treatment for the 'untreatable'. (n.d.). http://www.apa.org. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar04/treatment.aspx

Famous People with Borderline Personality Disorder

Amy Winehouse and BPD. (n.d.). Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/amy-winehouse-and-bpd-borderline/
Dobbs, B. (n.d.). Courtney Love's BPD-meter now getting in the red zone. Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 12, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/courtney-love-bpd-borderline-eating-disorder/
Dobbs, B. (n.d.). Update on Britney Spears and Borderline Personality Disorder. Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/update-britney-spears-bpd-borderline-personality-disorder/
Dobbs, B. (n.d.). Time to Give Angelina Jolie a more detailed possible BPD analysis. Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/aneglina-jolie-detailed-possible-bpd-analysis/
Lindsay Lohan and possible BPD (more detail this time). (n.d.). Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/lindsay-lohan-possible-bpd-detail/
Selected Health. (n.d.). Famous People with Borderline Personality Disorder. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://selectedhealth.org/Famous-People-With-Borderline-Personality-Disorder.html
Why Pete Doherty has jumped to the front of the line for BPD celebs. (n.d.). Anything to Stop the Pain BPD and NonBPDs. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/why-pete-doherty-has-jumped-to-the-front-of-the-line-for-bpd-celebs/

Borderline Personality Disorder Relationships

Couples Counseling With High Conflict People. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201307/couples-counseling-high-conflict-people
How a Borderline Relationship Evolves. (n.d.). BPDFamily. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from http://www.bpdfamily.com/content/how-borderline-relationship-evolves
Why BPD Relationships are So Complicated. (n.d.). BPD Central. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from https://www.bpdcentral.com/borderline-disorder/bpd-relationships/

Living and Dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder - A Clinical Perspective. (n.d.). Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment. Retrieved September 21, 2014, from http://bpdfamily.com/bpdresources/nk_a103.htm
On The Edge: Coping With Borderline Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Women's Health Issues. Retrieved September 21, 2014, from http://www.lifescript.com/well-being/articles/o/on_the_edge_coping_with_borderline_personality_disorder.aspx
Understanding BPD. (n.d.). About. Retrieved September 21, 2014, from http://bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/
Why BPD Relationships are So Complicated. (n.d.). BPD Central. Retrieved September 20, 2014, from https://www.bpdcentral.com/borderline-disorder/bpd-relationships/

Antisocial Personality Disorder

What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Antisocial Personality Disorder. (n.d.). (Causes). Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder?tab=Causes
Antisocial personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000921.htm
Home Page. (n.d.). NYU Langone Medical Center. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=96473#causes

Antisocial Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

Antisocial personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000921.htm
Conduct disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000919.htm
Home Page. (n.d.). NYU Langone Medical Center. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=96473#causes

Antisocial Personality Disorder Treatment

Antisocial personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000921.htm
Conduct disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000919.htm
Home Page. (n.d.). NYU Langone Medical Center. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=96473#causes

Famous People with Antisocial Personality Disorder

Psychological Analysis. (n.d.). Jeffery Dahmer- Serial<br />Killer. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://jeffreydahmer-serialkiller.weebly.com/psychological-analysis.html
Psychological Analysis. (n.d.). Ted Bundy. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://tedbundyproject.weebly.com/psychological-analysis.html
Psychological Analysis. (n.d.). John Wayne Gacy. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://johngacythekillerclown.weebly.com/psychological-analysis.html
Psychology's Best Movies. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201201/psychologys-best-movies
Sociopathology. (n.d.). Sociopathology. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from http://sociopathology.org/category/sociopath-celebrities/

Paranoid Personality Disorder

What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?

Paranoid Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/paranoid-personality-disorder
Paranoid personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000938.htm

Paranoid Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

Paranoid Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/paranoid-personality-disorder
Paranoid personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000938.htm

Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment

How to Recognize if Someone Has Paranoid Personality Disorder. (n.d.). About. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://psychology.about.com/od/personalitydisorders/a/paranoid.htm
Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. (n.d.). Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41578&cn=8
Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. (n.d.). Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. Retrieved September 4, 2014, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41578&cn=8
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Famous People with Paranoid Personality Disorder

Famous People with Paranoid Personality Disorder - HRF. (n.d.). HRF. Retrieved September 5, 2014, from http://healthresearchfunding.org/famous-people-paranoid-personality-disorder/
Out of the FOG - Personality Disorder Movies & Videos. (n.d.). Out of the FOG - Personality Disorder Movies & Videos. Retrieved September 5, 2014, from http://outofthefog.net/Movies.html

Personality Disorder Information

What is a Personality Disorder? Definition, Causes, Effects

PhD, J. F. (n.d.). Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online. The Handbook of Psychopathy. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.jaapl.org/content/34/3/428.full
Personality Disorders. (n.d.). DSM 5 Fact Sheet. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Personality%20Disorders%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Personality Disorders. (n.d.). Merck Manual Home Edition. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/mental_health_disorders/personality_disorders/personality_disorders.html
Personality Disorders: MedlinePlus. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/personalitydisorders.html

Types of Personality Disorders

PhD, S. H., PsyD, C. Z., & PhD, M. D. (n.d.). Seven Counties Services Inc.. Seven Counties Services Inc.. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.sevencounties.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41548&cn=8
Personality Disorders . (n.d.). Personality Disorders. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/294307-overview
The 10 Personality Disorders. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved September 2, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/the-10-personality-disorders

Personality Disorders List

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"What You Need to Know About Personality Disorders." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2014. http://psychology.about.com/od/personalitydisorders/a/personalitydis.htm.

Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

DSM-IV and DSM-V Criteria for the Personality Disorders. (n.d.). American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
ICD Diagnostic Guidelines on Personality Disorders. (n.d.). CounsellingResourcecom Library RSS. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://counsellingresource.com/lib/distress/personality-disorder/icd-notes/
Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. (n.d.). Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=517

Personality Disorder Treatment

DSM-IV and DSM-V Criteria for the Personality Disorders. (n.d.). American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. (n.d.). Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41572&cn=8
Personality disorders--Treatment for the 'untreatable'. (n.d.). http://www.apa.org. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar04/treatment.aspx

Famous People with Personality Disorders

Book Review — NEJM. (n.d.). New England Journal of Medicine. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199905273402120
Famous People with Dependent Personality Disorder - HRF. (n.d.). HRF. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://healthresearchfunding.org/famous-people-dependent-personality-disorder/
Famous People with Histrionic Personality Disorder - HRF. (n.d.). HRF. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://healthresearchfunding.org/famous-people-histrionic-personality-disorder/
I have a mental problem, says Megan Fox as she admits to having bouts of mild schizophrenia. (n.d.). NY Daily News. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mental-problem-megan-fox-admits-bouts-mild-schizophrenia-article-1.381064
Kandra, G. (n.d.). Angelina Jolie and the Illness No One Wants to Mention. The Deacons Bench. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2013/05/angelina-jolie-and-the-illness-no-one-wants-to-mention/

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Causes, Statistics, Signs, Symptoms & Side Effects. (n.d.). Addiction Hope RSS. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.addictionhope.com/mood-disorder/narcissistic-personality
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What are narcissistic personality disorder symptoms and signs? - MedicineNet. (n.d.). MedicineNet. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.medicinenet.com/narcissistic_personality_disorder/page2.htm#what_are_causes_and_risk_factors_for_narcissistic_personality_disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000934.htm
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

DSM IV and DSM 5 Criteria for Personality Disorders. (n.d.). American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.psi.uba.ar/academica/carrerasdegrado/psicologia/sitios_catedras/practicas_profesionales/820_clinica_tr_personalidad_psicosis/material/dsm.pdf
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Causes, Statistics, Signs, Symptoms & Side Effects. (n.d.). Addiction Hope RSS. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.addictionhope.com/mood-disorder/narcissistic-personality
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1519417-overview
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) : DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria. (n.d.). Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) : DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/dsm-iv.html
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment Modalities and Therapies. (n.d.). Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment Modalities and Therapies. Retrieved October 12, 2014, from http://samvak.tripod.com/faq77.html
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Famous People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Oprah’s bad medicine. (n.d.). Saloncom RSS. Retrieved October 11, 2014, from http://www.salon.com/2009/05/15/oprah_winfrey_health/
The Narcissism and Grandiosity of Celebrities. (n.d.). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved October 10, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200906/the-narcissism-and-grandiosity-celebrities

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Fact Sheet. (n.d.). OC Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.ocfoundation.org/uploadedfiles/maincontent/find_help/ocpd%20fact%20sheet.pdf
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. (n.d.). ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 6, 2014, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/o/obsessive-compulsive_personality_disorder.htm
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis

Department of Pediatrics. (n.d.). Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://pediatrics.med.nyu.edu/conditions-we-treat/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Fact Sheet. (n.d.). OC Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.ocfoundation.org/uploadedfiles/maincontent/find_help/ocpd%20fact%20sheet.pdf
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Treatment

Mental Disorders. (n.d.). Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://www.minddisorders.com/Ob-Ps/Obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder.html
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Fact Sheet. (n.d.). OC Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.ocfoundation.org/uploadedfiles/maincontent/find_help/ocpd%20fact%20sheet.pdf
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Famous People with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Lena Dunham's OCD: More Common Than You Think. (n.d.). E! Online. Retrieved October 9, 2014, from http://www.eonline.com/news/394118/lena-dunham-julianne-moore-and-jessica-alba-what-ocd-has-to-do-with-it

Psychopath

What is a Psychopath? Do You Really Want To Know?

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Psychopath vs. Sociopath: What's the Difference?

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Psychopathic Symptoms: Spotting the Symptoms of a Psychopath

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Wynn et al, Psychopathy in Women: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives. 2012

20 Signs You're With A Psychopath or You Are A Psychopath

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011

Does A Psychopath Test Exist? Diagnosing the Psychopath

Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Hare Psychopathy Checklist, Accessed August 1, 2015.
Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011

Treatment for Psychopaths: Can the Psychopath Be Cured?

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011

Relationship Between Psychopathy and Personality Disorders

American Psychiatric Association, Personality Disorders. Accessed August 2, 2015.
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Psychopathic Personality and How It Develops

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Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, Welcome to the Psychopathy Society. Accessed, July 31, 2015

The Psychopath Brain: Is It Different From A Normal Brain?

Anderson and Kiehl, The Psychopath Magnetized: Insights from Brain Imaging. 2011.

Child Psychopaths: Do They Really Exist?

Oshukova et al, Self-Reported Psychopathic Traits Among Non-Referred Finnish Adolescents: Psychometric Properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory and the Antisocial Process Screening Device. 2015.

Psychopathic Children, Psychopathic Behavior in Children

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011
Oshukova et al, Self-Reported Psychopathic Traits Among Non-Referred Finnish Adolescents: Psychometric Properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory and the Antisocial Process Screening Device. 2015.

The Narcissistic Psychopath: Are Narcissists Psychopaths?

Medscape, Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Accessed August 1, 2015.
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, Welcome to the Psychopathy Society. Accessed, July 31, 2015

Portrait of a Psychopathic Killer

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011
Psychopaths – Fact & Fiction, In their own words . . .. Accessed July 31, 2015

Famous Psychopaths You Wouldn't Want To Run Across

Psychopaths – Fact & Fiction, In their own words . . .. Accessed July 31, 2015

Psychopathy: Definition, Symptoms, Signs, Causes

Farrington et al, Environmental Influences on Child and Adolescent Psychopathy. 2010.
Skeem et al, Psychopathic Personality: Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Evidence and Public Policy, 2011.
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, Welcome to the Psychopathy Society. Accessed, July 31, 2015.

Psychopathic Traits and Characteristics of a Psychopath

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011

Can Psychopaths Love, Cry and Experience Joy?

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011
Martens, Emotional Capacities and Sensitivity in Psychopaths. Accessed August 6, 2015.
Psychopaths – Fact & Fiction, In their own words . . .. Accessed July 31, 2015.

How To Recognize and Identify Psychopathic Behavior

Kiehl and Hoffman, The Criminal Psychopath: History, Treatment, Neuroscience, and Economics. 2011.
Skeem et al, Psychopathic Personality: Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Evidence and Public Policy. 2011.

Psychopath Movies: Are Psychopaths in Movies Realistic?

Erika Engelhaupt of Science News, The Most (and Least) Realistic Movie Psychopaths Ever. Accessed August 6, 2015.

Sociopath

Sociopath Definition: Extremely Antisocial, No Conscience

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Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press

Symptoms of a Sociopath in Men, Women, Children

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Thomas, M.E. (2014). 10 signs you're dating a sociopath: It's only a problem if you don't know.
Maxim. Retrieved July 29, 2015, from http://www.maxim.com/maxim-man/art-seduction/article/10-signs-you%E2%80%99re-dating-sociopath.

Signs of a Sociopath Are Big-Time Scary

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A Sociopath Test! Really?

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
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Whiston, S.C. (2005). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Sociopath Traits: Characteristics of a Sociopath

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communicaitons, Inc.
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Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessinos of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Sociopath Causes: The Making of a Sociopath

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers.
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Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessinos of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

What is a Sociopathic Person Like?

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Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
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Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessions of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Sociopath Treatment: Can A Sociopath Change?

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
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Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers

Beware the Narcissistic Sociopath!

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Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessinos of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Most Famous Sociopaths Ever To Walk The Earth

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Fallon, J. (2013). The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain. New York: Current, a member of the Penguin Group.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press

High-functioning Sociopaths and the Damage They Cause

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press.
Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessinos of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Sociopathic Children: How Do They Become That Way?

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Desk reference to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-5. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing.
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us.New York: The Guilford Press.
Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers.

My Child is a Sociopath! Is There Anything I Can Do?

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Desk reference to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-5. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press.
Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers.
Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessinos of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Sociopathic Parents and Their Effects on Children

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Fallon, J. (2013). The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain. New York: Current, a member of the Penguin Group.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press.
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Can Sociopaths Love or Even Fall in Love?

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
Fallon, J. (2013). The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist's personal journey into the dark side of the brain. New York: Current, a member of the Penguin Group.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press.
Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers.
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Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessions of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

Sociopaths in Relationships: Dating a Sociopath

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
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Do Sociopaths Cry or Even Have Feelings?

Babiak, P. & Hare, R.D. (2006). Snakes in suits: When psychopaths go to work. New York: HarperCollins.
Buttafuoco, M.J. (2009). Getting it through my thick skull: Why I stayed, what I learned, and what millions of people involved with sociopaths need to know. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.
Hare, R.D. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing world of psychopaths among us. New York: The Guilford Press.
Kiehl, K.A. (2014). The psychopath whisperer: The science of those without a conscience. New York: Crown Publishers.
Thomas, M.E. (2013). Confessions of a sociopath: A life spent hiding in plain sight. New York: Crown Publishers.

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"Years go by will I still be waiting for somebody else to understand?" -Tori Amos

My story of rape is a long one. It started when I was 7 and continued until I was 31. First my father, then various boyfriends, and at last my husband of 8 years.

A little over a year-and-a-half ago, my husband chose to molest my 6 year old daughter and threatened our lives if I didn't photograph it. Mentally, emotionally I shut down and didn't know how to deal with it. I honestly couldn't cope with what was happening. I did what I could to stop him from touching her--everything from allowing him to hurt me sexually to accepting verbal abuse.

I finally gained the courage to leave in August of last year. In December, I found the courage to go to the police with my story. Unfortunately, my life has turned into a nightmare since then.

My children were taken from me and are in the custody of Social Services and I'm being charged with a felony, despite the circumstances. Worse, the restraining order that was supposed to protect me, doesn't. My husband has violated it on numerous occasions and the police keep telling me they won't do anything about it.

It hurts in ways I can't explain to most people. I've watched many turn away from me because they really can't comprehend what it is like to be brutalized by someone who is supposed to love you. They don't understand the fear, the pain, or the hurt I feel when I see my children each week.

Happy ending pending....

Jenni

People victimized by verbal abuse in marriage, or other verbally abusive relationships, don't want to give up easily. There is love or money (or both) at stake, and they could feel that the sacrifice of walking away is too great. Victims of verbally abusive relationships most want to know how to respond to verbal abuse and how to stop verbal abuse.

Stopping Verbal Abuse in Marriage, Relationships

Those on the victim side of verbally abusive relationships simply want the abuse to stop. They cannot understand why another person would want to be cruel. Most people waste too much time wondering "why" and not enough time reframing their own mental and emotional perspectives. But this, too, is an effect of abuse. Verbally abusive people "teach" their victims' to focus outward toward them instead of inward to the victims' own perceptions and feelings. (see Verbally Abusive Men and Women: Why Do They Abuse?)

Getting Control in Verbally Abusive Relationships

The only way to stop verbal abuse in marriage or other relationships is if victims change the way they respond to it. Here are five ways a victim of verbal abuse can change their reactions to a verbally abusive spouse, co-worker, or anyone else and possibly end the abuse:

1. Every emotionally charged situation includes three things: The activating event, the victim's beliefs about the activating event, and the victim's resulting feelings or behaviors. Too often, people jump from the event straight to the feelings/behaviors without considering their beliefs about the event. If victims change their beliefs about the abusive event (here we go again, look at her trying to control me!), then their emotions and behaviors change, too.¹
2. Recognize the difference between healthy negative emotions and unhealthy ones. Referring back to number one, victims who create beliefs that produce unhealthy negative emotions will feel things like rage, self-hatred, and anxiety. But victims whose beliefs create healthy negative emotions experience feelings like frustration, disappointment and sadness. The healthy negative feelings are appropriate (no one would be happy about being abused), but the unhealthy feelings spiral the victim into counter-productive behaviors and a feeling of being stuck in a horrible situation.²
3. Set personal boundaries on behaviors you will not accept from other people and enforce them. Personal boundaries erode over the course of a verbally abusive relationship as the abuser gains access to the victim's safe zones. Setting personal boundaries mostly reminds the victim to be on the lookout for abusive behaviors, recognize them, and protect themselves from further emotional or mental harm.
4. Victims of verbally abusive relationships who tell other people about the abuse find support and strength and are better able to stay clear-minded when the abuse occurs. Victims must be careful in their selection of support people. If someone in your circle consistently tells you, "You're making more of this than it is," or they insist the one who abuses you is a "good person," then they're not appropriate support.
5. Victims who address the verbal abuse as it occurs have the opportunity to point out behavior the abuser might not realize s/he's doing. If nothing else, addressing the abuse in real-time empowers the victim and sets the stage for remembering to do numbers 1-3. The easiest response to verbal abuse is "Stop it!"³

See also: How to Deal with a Verbally Abusive Husband or Boyfriend

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