About Borderline Personality Disorder
According to Seligman & Reichenberg (2014), "[m]ore reseach has been conducted on Borderline Personality Disorder in the last 5 years than on any other personality disorder." (p. 370). Still, there is a great deal left to discover about this disorder – as research continues, we hope to learn more about the etiology, risk-factors, and best treatment options for BPD.
Clinical DescriptionBorderline Personality Disorder is described by Keinanen, Johnson, Richards, and Courtney (2012) as "a serious personality disorder characterized by affective instability, impulsivity, and interpersonal disturbance." The DSM-5 provides the criteria for diagnosis.
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Typical Onset"While not all cases come to clinical attention in early adolescences, most patients date the onset of their symptoms to the periods after puberty." As stated by Paris's (2013) study onset of symptoms for BPD can manifest somewhere between adolescence to early twenties. However it is not uncommon for symptoms to begin in after an individual's 30s.
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Gender IssuesWomen 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)
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