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 First Described PrevalenceAround 1% of the US population is diagnosed 3 Connections
Treated By
Source Dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy (Wikipedia)
Source Good Psychiatric Management (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source4. Borderline personality disorder (Wikipedia)
BPD became a personality disorder diagnosis in 1980 with DSM-IIIView the Source Dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy, Lead: treats Borderline Personality DisorderQuote, Treated By: Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy, Lead: treats Borderline Personality Disorder
Dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy (DDP) is a manual-based treatment for borderline personality disorder.
Good Psychiatric Management (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Good Psychiatric Management, Lead: treats Borderline Personality DisorderQuote, Treated By: Good Psychiatric Management, Lead: treats Borderline Personality Disorder
Good Psychiatric Management or General Psychiatric Management (GPM) is a psychodynamically informed treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) developed by John G. Gunderson.
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