Most people tell small lies now and then, but pathological liars are different in a big way. Their dishonesty is constant, often automatic, and can deeply affect their relationships and mental health.

Hosted by therapist Amy Morin, LCSW, this episode of The Verywell Mind Podcast, featuring psychologist Paul Ekman aka "the human lie detector" shares why people lie and how to tell if someone is lying ...

This article is co-authored with Renée Beach, my research collaborator and an incoming doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Alabama. Most People Lie Most people lie. In a given ...

One thing recently struck me as I was reading about a series of female serial killers. Some came from benign backgrounds; most came from unpleasant ones. Some seemed normal as children; others ...

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

'I want to send the message that she'd better keep my name out of her mouth' "I just don't know if I can tell her it's gotten back to me that she is telling everyone in the office that I'm a bad ...