Borderline Personality Disorder

Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal ... more about Borderline Personality Disorder.

Borderline Personality Disorder: Mental condition with behavioral and emotional problems. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Borderline Personality Disorder is available below.

Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

• Mood changes
  • Anger
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
• Difficulty with relationships

See full list of 21 symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Borderline Personality Disorder:

• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Borderline Personality Disorder

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder?

• Misdiagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder
• Underlying causes of Borderline Personality Disorder (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Borderline Personality Disorder

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Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder

• Child abuse - when the patient was young causing problems now
• Childhood neglect

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More information about causes of Borderline Personality Disorder:

• Underlying causes of Borderline Personality Disorder

Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

• Group psychotherapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
• Antidepressant drugs
• Mood stabilizing drugs

See full list of 6 treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Patient Surveys for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Reseach about Borderline Personality Disorder

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Clinical Trials for Borderline Personality Disorder

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Borderline Personality Disorder include:

• Quetiapine Treatment for Symptoms Associated With Borderline Personality Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Quetiapine Fumarate
• Cognitive Therapy Versus Supportive Therapy in Borderline Personality Disorder - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Hope for the Chronically Suicidal Patient - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Depakote ER in Borderline Personality Disorder - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Depakote ER
• DBT in Borderline Personality Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 22 Clinical Trials for Borderline Personality Disorder

Statistics for Borderline Personality Disorder

• Medical statistics for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Death and Mortality statistics for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Society statistics for Borderline Personality Disorder

Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Borderline Personality Disorder

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Article Excerpts about Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self-identity. Originally thought to be at the "borderline" of psychosis, people with BPD suffer from a disorder of emotion regulation. While less well known than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), BPD is more common, affecting 2 percent of adults, mostly young women. (Source: excerpt from Borderline Personality Disorder: NIMH)