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Course Of The Disorder Adolph Stern’s comprehensive description of the main features of borderline disorder in 1938 5 was followed by almost forty years of general ignorance of and pessimism about the disorder. Among many of those who knew something … Continue reading →

History Of The Disorder Initially, it was suggested that borderline disorder bordered on, or overlapped with schizophrenia, non-schizophrenic psychoses, and neuroses such as anxiety and depressive disorders.3 Because it overlapped with so many other psychiatric diagnoses, it was commonly believed … Continue reading →

Borderline Disorder From The Inside There is one study in the literature that provides an especially helpful perspective on borderline disorder that adds effectively to the information presented in the clinical description on this website.2 I believe that these reports … Continue reading →

Symptoms OF BPD There are nine specific diagnostic criteria (symptoms) for borderline personality disorder defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (referred to as DSM-IV-TR, or just DSM-IV) published in 2000 by the … Continue reading →

What is BPD? Borderline personality disorder is a disturbance of certain brain functions that causes four types of behavioral disturbances: 1.poorly regulated and excessive emotional responses; 2.harmful impulsive actions; 3.distorted perceptions and impaired reasoning; and 4.markedly disturbed relationships. The symptoms … Continue reading →