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Borderline Personality Disorder

Daniel John Majarwitz, M.D. and Parvathi Perumareddi, DO Reviewed 05/2023
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by consistent and pervasive pattern of emotional dysregulation including: distorted sense of self, rapid...

DIAGNOSIS

A starting screening test may include McLean Screening instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (2) 
The comprehensive evaluation should identify: 

  • Comorbid conditions

  • Functional impairm...

TREATMENT

  • Outpatient DBT psychotherapy for BPD is the preferred treatment (5,6)[C]:

    • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) combines cognitive behavioral techniques for emotional regulation and processes i...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Schedule visits that are short, more frequent, and focused to relieve patients’ anxiety about relationships with their physician/provider and to help reduce risk ...

REFERENCES

1
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . 5th ed. Arlington, VA: Amer...

CODES

ICD10

  • F60.3 Borderline personality disorder

SNOMED

  • 20010003 Borderline personality disorder

  • 698700004 Borderline personality disorder in remission

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • BPD is a chronic condition with one of the characteristic features being mood dysregulation in which individuals react out of proportion to stressors and are unable to self soothe, oft...

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