Dr. Peter Salerno
I’m Dr. Peter Salerno — a retired licensed psychotherapist, author, and educator specializing in personality disorders, trauma, and clinical psychology. I hold a Doctor of Psychology degree and have trained extensively in family trauma, complex trauma, and personality disorder assessment including administering the Hare Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R).
Over the years, I’ve worked in diverse clinical settings and now focus on challenging the myths that dominate mental health discourse — both in professional circles and pop culture.
I'm the author of multiple books, including:
• The Nature and Nurture of Narcissism – #1 Amazon new release
• Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance – Top new release in 7 categories
• Fit For Off Duty – Required reading at the FBI Academy in Quantico
This channel is where I "go rogue" — separating psychological fact from fiction, exposing pseudoscience, and debunking mental health myths with real data and real talk.
НРЛ, грандиозность, уязвимость и нарциссизм как черта характера, объясненные с помощью научных ис...
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER: WHEN SUBMISSIVENESS GOVERNS LIFE
Избегающее расстройство личности: жизнь в состоянии отстраненности
CLUSTER A PERSONALITY DISORDERS EXPLAINED: PARANOID, SCHIZOID, SCHIZOTYPAL
COMBATIVE PERSONALITIES: THE DELIBERATE CYCLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
Расстройства личности в отношениях: объяснение АСРЛ, НРЛ, пограничного расстройства личности и ВРЛ
ЛОЖНОЕ Я ИЛИ ПОДДЕЛЬНОЕ Я? ОБЪЯСНЕНИЕ МАСК НАРЦИССИЗМА
МИФ О НАРЦИССЕ: ОТ ДРЕВНЕЙ ЛЕГЕНДЫ К СОВРЕМЕННОЙ ПСИХОЛОГИИ
КИБЕРМОББИНГ: КАК ОНЛАЙН-ТОЛПЫ СТАНОВЯТСЯ ЖЕСТОКИМИ (И КТО ЗА ЭТИМ СТОИТ)
SELF-RIGHTEOUS JUSTIFICATION: HOW CLUSTER B PERSONALITIES WEAPONIZE DISAGREEMENT
WAS IT HIS PARENTS? DEBUNKING THE DAHMER MYTH: WHEN PSYCHOLOGY BECOMES PSEUDOSCIENCE
ПРАВДА О РАССТРОЙСТВАХ ЛИЧНОСТИ: ЭТО НЕ ТРАВМА
NARCISSISM IS NARCISSISM: WHY THE NARCISSISM OF NPD and PSYCHOPATHY AREN'T SO DIFFERENT AFTER ALL
WHY TRAUMA DOESN'T EXPLAIN SERIAL KILLERS: DEBUNKING THE MYTH WITH SCIENCE
NARCISSISTS AND SELF-ESTEEM: : DEBUNKING THE "COMPENSATION" MYTH
TRAUMATIC COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BRAIN UNDER MANIPULATION AND CONTROL
Analysis of Adolescence - Dr. Nadine Macaluso and Dr. Peter Salerno
PATHWAYS TO NARCISSISM: ARGUMENTS AGAINST GENETIC FACTORS ARE ARGUMENTS FROM IGNORANCE