Borderline personality disorder is a psychiatric condition marked by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, along with pronounced impulsivity. People with the disorder often experience an intense fear of abandonment, rapidly shifting moods, and difficulty regulating emotional responses. Its onset is typically in adolescence or early adulthood, and its causes are thought to involve a combination of genetic vulnerability and adverse early experiences.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Class PrevalenceAround 1% of the US population is diagnosed 3 Connections
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1. Wikidata: Borderline Personality Disorder
WikidataWikidata P279 (disease-category: non-communicable)
Subclass of: personality disorder
Wikidata P279 (body-system: nervous)
Subclass of: personality disorder
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VQuote, List of chapters, Chapter V
Mental and behavioural disorders
3. Wikipedia: Borderline personality disorder
Lead section, first sentence
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive, long-term pattern across several contexts of significant interpersonal relationship instability
Epidemiology section
In the US, around 1% of the population are diagnosed with it.
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