In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.

BPD causes symptoms like emotional and relationship instability as well as higher anxiety levels. Insurance coverage for treatment may vary, requiring you to check your specific plan. Borderline ...

Experts have long debated whether it’s appropriate to make a BPD diagnosis in teens. But research suggests early detection and treatment of BPD in teens is both possible and important for a positive ...

This is an updated "Cochrane" review of the pharmacotherapy for borderline personality disorder. The authors identified 27 reports of completed randomized controlled studies that examined medications ...

Borderline personality disorder is a severe illness for which the recommended treatment is psychotherapy. Source: MissLunaRose12 / Wikimedia Commons Jealousy is a normal human emotion, but ...

Mental health disorders come in many forms and affect thoughts, emotions and behaviors in complex ways. Conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed ...

More than 5 million Americans struggle with borderline personality disorder. Untreated, the disorder can take control of one’s actions and behaviors, making it difficult to reach healthy decisions and ...

A new study of a brain region called the rostro-medial prefrontal could potentially advance diagnosis and therapies for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). A new study of a brain region called the ...

"How can someone just decide you have a condition and then treat you as if you do?" she writes in a Reddit post Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for ...

Tallulah Willis — daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore — opened up to Vogue about her struggle with body dysmorphia, eating disorders and other mental health diagnoses Donato Sardella/Getty ...

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