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Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder in Clinical Practice: study
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 30 08

OBJECTIVE: Most studies of borderline personality disorder have drawn patients from among hospital inpatients or outpatients. The aims of this study were to examine the nature of borderline personality disorder…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder, Impulsivity, and the Orbitofrontal Cortex
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 30 08

OBJECTIVE: Orbitofrontal cortex lesions produce disinhibited or socially inappropriate behavior and emotional irregularities. Characteristics of borderline personality disorder include impulsivity and affective instability. The authors investigated whether aspects of…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder - Residential Therapies
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 10 06

Patients with BPD constitute approximately 23% of inpatient admissions and 11% of the outpatient population. BPD is easily the most common form of personality disorder found in psychiatric hospitals.

Hospital…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder - Pharmacotherapy
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 10 06

During the past two decades, the use of medication in the care of borderline patients has changed from being occasional to being expected. In this section, we begin by discussing some general…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder - Psychotherapies
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 10 06

Individual Psychotherapy
In practice, long-term individual psychotherapy is the cornerstone of most treatments for BPD. Howard et al. showed that borderline patients require longer-term therapy to achieve benefits than do…


 

Borderline Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder • Apr 10 06

Borderline Personality Disorder


 
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