Medically reviewed by Elle Markman, PsyD, MPH Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects ...

The roots of borderline personality disorder still aren’t fully understood. As is the case for many mental health conditions, it seems to be caused by complex interactions between one’s ...

Depression is a frequent chief complaint in patients with BPD. It can be a positive sign of growth during treatment, or it can foreshadow a suicide attempt. Understanding of the etiology of a ...

The first follow-up studies on patients with BPD in the 1970s were of brief duration (3-5 years), and generally employed broad and unsystematic diagnostic criteria. The results obtained led to the ...