About the book: 2023 / The work describes the most common forms of pathology of character development. One of the objectives of the work is to inform the reader and destroy many common stereotypes and ideas about psychological and mental pathology. The author describes the connection between them in sufficient detail. A perspective is given to analyze the problem from the point of view of astrological psychology. There are many signs that the problem has begun to move from a purely psychological one to a medical one. To begin with, of a psychotherapeutic nature, and then psychiatric. The low level of health culture among Russians determines the high level of relevance of work on this topic. The author insists that it is better to play it safe and first consult with a psychotherapist with a medical (rather than psychological) education. Including private.