BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER – A NARRATIVE REVIEW
ABSTRACT Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a syndrome associated with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity, service use and suicide mortality. The prevalence of BPD in the community is in the range of 1-3 %, but much higher in clinical samples. The aetiology of BPD is multifactorial, and...
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| Language: | English |
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The Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric Research
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Psychiatria Fennica |
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| Online Access: | https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Psychiatria_Fennica%E2%94%ACa2024_So%E2%95%A0ederholm_et_al.pdf |
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a syndrome associated with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity, service use and
suicide mortality. The prevalence of BPD in the community is in the range of 1-3 %, but much higher in clinical samples.
The aetiology of BPD is multifactorial, and although some form of trauma is common, the heritability is also significant.
The diagnosis of personality disorders including BPD may be moving from categorical towards dimensional approaches.
Regardless of diagnostic approach, dimensional assessment of BPD severity seems useful in many instances. On a symptomatic
level, BPD patients have a strong tendency toward remission (not meeting diagnostic criteria) over several years, however,
functional impairments are often quite persistent. The preferred treatment is psychotherapeutic, with evidence of efficacy
available for many different manualized therapies. |
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| ISSN: | 2489-6152 |