Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, and self-image and is described as one of the most complicated and serious problems that tends to confront. It is noted that Adolph Stern first proposed the term “Borderline Personality” to the United States in 1938. He best described a group of patients who did not fit into the psychotic or into a psychoneurotic group by introducing the term ‘borderline’ to describe what he observed as ‘bordered’ on other conditions (Paris, 2007). Research also states that BPD poses unique and potentially debilitating challenges for people diagnosed with this chronic condition, and the symptoms that characterize
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However, according to Swift (2009) evidence on the etiology of BPD is conflicting based on some research supporting there is a biological basis for the disorder. This research identifies brain injuries and adrenergic, cholinergic, and serotinergic impairments as contributory factors to the dysfunctional patterns in BPD (Swift 2009). On the contrast, most clinicians and researchers agree that disturbed relationships are a core component of Borderline personality disorder (Drapeau, Perry & Koerner, 2009). To continue, it appears that child abuse is associated with an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, most particularly for BPD; however, only a minority exposed to abuse and neglect is common (Paris, Perlin, Laporte, Fitzpatrick, & Destefano, 2014). More research on the effects of childhood abuse has investigated negative outcomes according to this …show more content…
However, this disorder is often incorrectly diagnosed or underdiagnosed in clinical practices. For this diagnosis to be given, five of the nine criteria must be present listed in the DSM-5. According to the American Psychiatric Association (2010) two psychotherapeutic approaches have been shown in randomized controlled trials to have efficacy: psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. In continue the study conducted by the American Psychiatric Association clarified that although brief therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder has not been systematically examined, more extended treatment suggest that substantial improvement may not occur until after approximately one year of psychotherapeutic intervention has been provided; many patients require even longer
However, according to Swift (2009) evidence on the etiology of BPD is conflicting based on some research supporting there is a biological basis for the disorder. This research identifies brain injuries and adrenergic, cholinergic, and serotinergic impairments as contributory factors to the dysfunctional patterns in BPD (Swift 2009). On the contrast, most clinicians and researchers agree that disturbed relationships are a core component of Borderline personality disorder (Drapeau, Perry & Koerner, 2009). To continue, it appears that child abuse is associated with an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, most particularly for BPD; however, only a minority exposed to abuse and neglect is common (Paris, Perlin, Laporte, Fitzpatrick, & Destefano, 2014). More research on the effects of childhood abuse has investigated negative outcomes according to this …show more content…
However, this disorder is often incorrectly diagnosed or underdiagnosed in clinical practices. For this diagnosis to be given, five of the nine criteria must be present listed in the DSM-5. According to the American Psychiatric Association (2010) two psychotherapeutic approaches have been shown in randomized controlled trials to have efficacy: psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. In continue the study conducted by the American Psychiatric Association clarified that although brief therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder has not been systematically examined, more extended treatment suggest that substantial improvement may not occur until after approximately one year of psychotherapeutic intervention has been provided; many patients require even longer