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What is borderline personality?

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Dr. Glen Elliott answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

Unstable personality: Borderline personality disorder is typically diagnosed in late teens or early adulthood. It is characterized by a longstanding pattern of intense but unstable black-and-white relationships with others, along with poor self image; reckless and dangerous impulsivity such as drug abuse and risky sexual behaviors, and persistent problems with mood, including self-distructive behaviors.

Answered 4/13/2016

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Borderline: Is a personality disorder characterised by severe mood fluctuations, chaotic unstable interpersonal relationships, disturbed identity & self-image, chronic feelings of emptiness, impulsivity, chronic recurrent suicidal behaviors, transient paranoea or dissociation, & inability to control anger.

Answered 4/25/2015

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Borderline PD: It's a b cluster personality disorder (dramatic, emotional or erratic). Individuals show marked impulsivity and instability of - mood, interpersonal relationships, and self image. Often seen in young adults, it can be very dangerous as fluctuations of feelings toward others ; self are extreme ; intense. Life is often very difficult for the person ; everyone around them. Love/hate - on/off - yes/no

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Borderline : Intense fear of abandonment, being manipulative, impulsivity, a tendency to think of people and things in all good or all bad terms, self mutilating behaviors, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual impulsivity, a profoundly disturb sense of self, and extreme emotional volatility.

Answered 1/31/2016

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