Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a type of personality disorder characterized by instability. BPD typically emerges during adolescence or early adulthood. While BPD diagnosis usually occurs ...

Just as in the rest of medicine, much of our understanding of psychiatric illness has changed over the years. And much has stayed the same. Completing the update of the expanded, third edition of my ...

The role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in BPD has identified new therapies. Growing awareness of this mental illness characterized by heightened emotional response and volatile ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality ...

Navigating a relationship when you have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is never easy, but it’s absolutely possible to cultivate a healthy and fulfilling partnership. Here are seven tips fused ...

For many, receiving a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis feels overwhelming. It comes with negative labels such as “unstable,” “clingy,” “impulsive,” and “immature.” Many professionals ...

BPD is a personality disorder marked by an unstable self-image and difficulty regulating emotions. Emotional outbursts and other BPD symptoms happen as a way of coping with extreme inner turmoil. With ...

Some people use the term “quiet borderline personality disorder” to describe cases of BPD where a person directs their symptoms inward rather than toward other people. However, it is not an officially ...

I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in October of 2022, a month before my 22nd birthday. I found out in the most millennial way possible: I was scrolling on Insta when news ...