The role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in BPD has identified new therapies. Growing awareness of this mental illness characterized by heightened emotional response and volatile ...

In Borderline Personality Disorder: Early Development I described how the young child must integrate multiple images (self and object representations) into a coherent, unitary, relatively consistent ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is borderline personality disorder and how is it treated? Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by a pattern of instability in personal relationships, poor self ...

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 ...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most emotionally intense and misunderstood mental health conditions. Mislabeled or mistaken for mood disorders like bipolar or anxiety, BPD is ...

Although these conditions are alike in some ways, there are key differences between them. “Both can involve psychotic episodes, but in BPD, these are usually short and triggered by stress, while in ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects a person’s ability to manage their emotions. BPD can also increase a person’s risk of developing substance use disorder ...

Borderline personality disorder is a chronic condition that may include mood instability, difficulty with interpersonal relationships, and high rates of self-injury and suicidal behavior. Borderline ...

Everyone has trouble managing their emotions from time to time, but for the 1.4 percent of people who suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD), these feelings can devolve into a debilitating ...

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 ...