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December 1, 2010

Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder To Be Eliminated in the DSM-V: Starbuck’s Diagnostics 101

This article will try to interpret the rationale for the elimination of 5 of the 10 currently recognized DSM-IV-R personality disorders with a specific focus on the Cluster B or “dramatic” personality disorders (NPD, BPD, ASPD and HPD). The New York Times reports in A Fate that Narcissists Will Hate: Being Ignored that: The fifth […]

Filed Under: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, News, Personality Disorders Tagged With: American Psychological Association, antisocial personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness, DSM-V, histrionic personality disorder, Mental Illness, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, personality disorder, Psychiatry, Psychology

January 16, 2009

The Real Reason Your Wife Doesn’t Want to Work

You’ve used logic, reason, ultimatums, bargaining and begging to no avail. Your wife still won’t go back to work even though the kids are in school full-time. You may ask yourself why she spent time and money on an education only to unempower herself by becoming financially dependent upon you. It’s a valid question. Being […]

Filed Under: Gender differences, Marriage, Moved From Old Website, Relationships Tagged With: dependency, hostile dependency, marriage, men and women, Psychology, relationships

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