The word depressive comes from depress, stemming from the Latin depressare, meaning to “press down.” For example, we can press down on, or depress, a lever. Whenever you press a key or drive and step ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...

It is a common belief that mental illness runs in families. While it is true that heredity plays a role, in reality, the vast majority of cases—such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and ...

HAMBURG — What is “normal” and what isn’t? This question is constantly being renegotiated in psychology. And sometimes, the boundaries shift, as they are now. What is considered a personality disorder ...