Highly-sensitive Persons (HSP) Not “Empaths”: Sensitivity and Mental Illness

Prof. Sam Vaknin
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2025年08月22日
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High sensitivity may be a predisposing factor for a variety of mental health issues. It has prognostic value and can be helpful in determining treatment. But it is not the same ss “high” empathy. Mo such thing as “empaths”.

LITERATURE

Falkenstein, T., Sartori, L., Malanchini, M., Hadfield, K., & Pluess, M. (2025). The Relationship Between Environmental Sensitivity and Common Mental-Health Problems in Adolescents and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Psychological Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026251348428

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