PEOPLE SEEK strength and solace in their tribe, their faith or their nation. And you can see why. If they feel empathy for their fellow citizens, they are more likely to pull together for the common ...

JAMES TILLEY MATTHEWS feared the Air Loom Gang. In 1797, he claimed that this mysterious group of villains could control his thoughts using a kite and manipulate “the magnetic fluid” to force him to ...

Schizoid and paranoid personality disorders have key differences. Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) leads people to think that others are trying to harm them, while schizoid personality disorder ...

My job requires me to be open to all kinds of movies, but if asked about my favorites I will not hesitate to say the paranoid thrillers of the 1970s. The implosion of Richard Nixon's presidency looms ...

The Washington D.C.-based band is led by Elizabeth Nelson, who is also a published music critic. It shows — the music is packed with wordplay, jokes and an undercurrent of serious dread. This is FRESH ...

People who see meaning where there is none, like imagining one dot chasing another, may be showing early signs of paranoia or psychosis. Yale scientists found that such visual misperceptions are tied ...

Paranoia is not simply synonymous with fear. It's yet another psychiatric term misrepresented and misunderstood by society at large that seeps into clinical work. More than once I've had to remind a ...

LAST week, we began a new journey into the world of personality disorders, setting the foundation by exploring what personality truly is and how our deepest patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving ...

Rapper Dave East continues to bless the streets with his gritty, story-telling rhymes and his raw lyricism. Last week, he dropped his latest project, Paranoia: A True Story, looking to continue the ...

If you believe Tom Brady being a broadcaster and owner is a conflict of interest, he says that might be a you problem. Brady survived his rookie season as a broadcaster for Fox and minority owner of ...