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