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Sub-Category:

Personality Disorders

Number of Conditions: 1

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Specialty: Mental Health and Psychology

Category: Adult

Sub-category: Personality Disorders

Symptoms:
unstable relationships; intense fear of abandonment; emotional instability; impulsive behaviors; self-harming behaviors; chronic feelings of emptiness; difficulty controlling anger

Root Cause:
Emotional dysregulation due to environmental and genetic factors, often linked to early trauma or neglect.

How it's Diagnosed: videos
Clinical evaluation based on DSM-5 criteria, often supplemented by structured interviews like the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines.

Treatment:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based approaches.

Medications:
No specific FDA-approved medications; symptom-targeted treatment may include SSRIs (e.g., fluoxetine ), mood stabilizers (e.g., lamotrigine ), or antipsychotics (e.g., aripiprazole ).

Prevalence: How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Affects approximately 1.6% of the general population.

Risk Factors: Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Family history of BPD, childhood trauma, emotional neglect.

Prognosis: The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
With intensive treatment, symptoms can improve significantly; untreated, chronic emotional and interpersonal difficulties may persist.

Complications: Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Increased risk of self-harm, suicide, substance abuse, and unstable relationships.