Thanks to the University of Connecticut, we’re able to preserve access to the materials collected and curated by the now-defunct Personality Disorders Foundation, a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization created in late 1997 at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

The formal diagnosis of anankastic personality disorder, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see the related page on OCD criteria in the DSM: “OCD: Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder”.

The formal diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, or dissocial personality disorder, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

If you’re dating a ‘loser’, you may recognize in your partner some of these characteristics described by Consulting Clinical Psychologist Joseph M. Carver, PhD. This article continues with a note on dangerous versions of the ‘loser’ and offers guidelines for detachment. Also see the new “Relationship Quiz: True Love or True Loser?”, which may help you to identify and highlight experiences of concern within your relationship.

The formal diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder, or anxious personality disorder, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

The formal diagnosis of borderline personality disorder rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see .

The formal diagnosis of dependent personality disorder rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.