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Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Its Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Personality refers to the characteristics and traits that people develop as they grow up — it’s the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. It affects how an individual interacts with other people, maintains relationships, performs day-to-day activities and handles emotions. In some cases, people develop personalities that lead to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors, and… Read More »

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Bipolar Disorder

In treating pregnant women with mood or anxiety disorders, we tend to focus primarily on the reproductive safety of psychotropic medications; however, it must be recognized that withholding or withdrawing pharmacologic treatment for depression or anxiety during pregnancy may carry some degree of risk. Untreated psychiatric illness in the mother cannot be considered a benign… Read More »