Falk Leichsenring, Peter Fonagy, Nikolas Heim, Otto F Kernberg, Frank Leweke, Patrick Luyten, Simone Salzer, Carsten Spitzer, Christiane Steinert
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) was introduced in the DSM-III in 1980. From the DSM-III to the DSM-5, no major changes have occurred in its defining criteria. The disorder is characterized by instability of self-image, interpersonal relationships and affects. Further symptoms include impulsivity, intense anger, feelings of emptiness, strong abandonment fears, suicidal or self-mutilation behavior, and transient stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms. There is evidence that BPD can be reliably diagnosed and differentiated from other mental disorders by semi-structured interviews...
February 2024: World Psychiatry: Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)