Treatment should focus on the underlying causes of borderline personality disorder – trauma – rather stigmatise the person.

Dissociation in borderline personality disorder creates a fragmented sense of self. BPD often leaves individuals feeling ...

While dialectical behavioral therapy remains the most well-known psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder, ...

Many children and adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life are discovered to have had disturbed interpersonal relationships consistent with borderline personality. The theory that ...

At follow-up, the majority of these patients still met the criteria for one of the "milder" personality disorders (histrionic, avoidant, or obsessive-compulsive). Stone has compiled a list of ...

Loneliness is a key driver in the maintenance of borderline personality disorder (BPD), Harvard researchers argue. Thus, many patients cite increased social connection as a primary treatment goal. In ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two different mental health conditions. However, they share the symptoms of impulsiveness, difficulty ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition involving challenges with mood, relationships, and self-image. Nearly 1.5% of adults in the United States have BPD, and about ...

Among people who seek clinical care for a mental health condition, borderline personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder are the most common personality disorders.

While studies have reported high rates of co-occurring personality disorders with bipolar (narcissistic, histrionic, avoidant), borderline personality disorder is particularly common. Researchers ...

Subtypes of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) may include grandiose NPD and vulnerable NPD. Alternatively, people may also refer to “grandiosity” and “vulnerability” in NPD.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is diagnosed in 10-30% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and the frequency of MDD among individuals with BPD reaches over 80%. The comorbidity of ...