1. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

2. CAUSES -Genetic factors since twins and families member might inherit them from others in their family or strong associated with other mental disorders -Environmental Factors since many people with this disorder suffer from a history of childhood abuse or neglect or separation from loved ones -Brain Abnormalities since researchers have noticed changes in the brain in certain areas of the brain that involve emotion, impulsivity, and aggression

3. SYMPTOMS  -Impulsive and risky behavior  -awareness of destructive behavior but sometimes feeling unable to change it  -wide mood swings  -short but intense episodes of depression and anxiety  -inappropriate anger  -difficulty controlling emotions or impulses  -suicidal behaviors  -feeling misunderstood, neglected, alone, empty, or hopelessness  -fear of being alone  -feelings of self-hate and self-loathing  -sometimes an insecure feeling of oneself

4. DIAGNOSIS  -interview with doctor or mental help provider  -psychological evaluation  -complete clinical history  -signs and symptoms

5. TREATMENT  -Psychotherapy  -Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): teach to regulate emotions, tolerate distress, and improve realtionships  -Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): work with therapist to become aware of inaccurate, negative or ineffective ways of thinking and search for alternate strategies instead  -Mentalization-based Therapy (MBT): talk therapy that help identify and separate your own thoughts from people around you  -Schema-focused Therapy (SFT): uses different therapy approaches to notice patterns and to change the negative patterns  -Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP): helps understand the emotions and interpersonal difficulties by developing a relationship between a person and their therapist which can be applied to ongoing situations.  -Medications  -Medications can't cure borderline personality disorder, but they can help associated co-occurring clinical problems, such as depression, impulsiveness and anxiety.  -Hospitalization  -this is for long care treatment to keep a person safe from self-harm or in an intense form of the disorder

6. COMPLICATIONS  Other mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, eating disorder  Alcohol and drug abuse  Risky and impulsive behavior that can lead to accident, injuries, abusive relationships  Self harm such as suicide, cutting, burning that lead to hospitalizations

7. BACKGROUND INFORMATION  In 1938, the American psychoanalyst Adolph Stern first described most of the symptoms that are now considered as diagnostic criteria of borderline disorder  Originally, doctors thought BPD was just a result of a combination of depressive, schizophrenic, and psychotic disorders because symptoms tended to be shared.  1.6% of adults in the US have BPD at any given time  Symptoms begin to appear in teens and young adults  People with just BPD were not considered to have an actual disorder, some Scientists still believe this is true today (falsely)  It is common to be paired with PTSD, Anxiety, ADHD, and other personality disorders

8. VISUAL EXAMPLES  http://bpdvideo.com/ a video about BPD and its affects http://bpdvideo.com/  http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/borderline.htm http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/borderline.htm a personal assessment test for BPD

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