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