| Borderline personality disorder: A serious mental illness | | | | when they are physically absent, leaving the individual |
| characterized by pervasive instability in moods, | | | | with BPD feeling lost and perhaps worthlessness. |
| interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. | | | | Suicide threats and attempts may occur along with |
| This instability often disrupts family and work life, | | | | anger at perceived abandonment and disappointments. |
| long-term planning, and the individual's sense of | | | | People with BPD exhibit other impulsive behaviors, |
| self-identity. | | | | such as excessive spending, binge eating and risky |
| Originally thought to be at the "borderline" of psychosis, | | | | sex. BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric |
| people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) suffer | | | | problems, particularly bipolar disorder, depression, |
| from a disorder of emotion regulation. While less well | | | | anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and other |
| known than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder | | | | personality disorders. |
| (manic-depressive illness), BPD is more common, | | | | Group and individual psychotherapy are at least |
| affecting 2% of adults, mostly young women. There is | | | | partially effective for many patients with BPD. A new |
| a high rate of self-injury without suicide intent, as well | | | | psychosocial treatment termed dialectical behavior |
| as a significant rate of suicide attempts and completed | | | | therapy (DBT) was developed specifically to treat |
| suicide in severe cases. Patients often need extensive | | | | BPD, and this technique appears promising. |
| mental health services and account for about 20% of | | | | Pharmacological treatments are often prescribed |
| psychiatric hospitalizations. | | | | based on specific target symptoms shown by the |
| While a person with depression or bipolar disorder | | | | individual patient. Antidepressant drugs and mood |
| typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person | | | | stabilizers may be helpful for depressed and/or labile |
| with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, | | | | mood. Antipsychotic drugs may also be used when |
| depression and anxiety that may last only hours, or at | | | | there are distortions in thinking. |
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