Women are nearly 3 times as likely to fulfill the criteria for borderline personality disorder (Banzhaf, Ritter,, Merkl, Schulte-Herbruggen, Lammers, & Roepke, 2012; Sansone & Sansone, 2011)
Women who live with BPD are more likely to have eating, mood, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorders.
In treatment, women are prone to be more responsive to pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.
Men
Men with BPD are more likely to show "explosive temperaments" and higher rates of novelty seeking behaviors
Men living with BPD are more like to have a substance abuse disorder
Men are more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder
In treatment, men are more prone to be more responsive to treatment histories relating to substance abuse.