Links
This page contains links to useful sights when it comes to diagnosing and understanding these disorders. Because of the complexity of these conditions it is hard to diagnose exactly what you’re dealing with. Because of this be sure to check out all sections.
Borderline Personality Disorder:
The U.S. National Library of Medicine’s definition of Borderline Personality Disorder:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001931
Narcissism:
Narcissism 101 is a great starting point to diagnose and learn about narcissim:
http://www.narcissism101.com/
The 20 Traits of Malignant Narcissism:
http://narcissisticpersonalitydisorder.aimoo.com/m/THE-NARCISSIST-Read-Only/20-Traits-of-Malignant-Narcissistic-Personality-Disorder-1-285326.html
Winning Teams is another great source of information provided by David Thomas PhD
http://www.winning-teams.com/index.html
Be sure to check out his Definition of terms used on his website.
Sociopath:
Sociopath World is an excellent source for information on sociopaths. It also includes a forum for further discussion with others who are dealing with the same issues:
http://www.sociopathworld.com/
Profile of a sociopath:
http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html
10 ways to identify a sociopath
http://futonfraggle.hubpages.com/hub/Dating-a-Sociopath
Co-Dependency
Mental Health America has written some good information on Co-dependency here:
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/codependency
Mental Health and Substance Abuse:
Dual Diagnosis is a government run sight talking about diagnosis of a combination between mental disorder and drug/alcohol addiction:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dualdiagnosis.html