Download Borderline Disorder

By: Stephanie Cervantes
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What is borderline disorder?
 A serious mental illness characterized by persuasive
instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, selfimage, and behavior.
 This instability often disrupts family and work life, long
term planning and individual sense of self identity.
Associated Features
 How is it diagnosed?
 There are no blood test or physical exams to diagnose this
disorder. However, your doctor will ask you if you have this
following symptoms:
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Unstable personal relationships that switch back and forth
between hate and love.
Acting without thinking, doing things that can harm other
such as reckless driving, drug, or alcohol abuse, and careless
sexual behavior.
Self harm, such as cutting or burning yourself.
Trouble controlling your anger
Attempting suicide
Feeling empty most of the time
Distrust of others
Prevalence
 It usually begins in adolescences or early adulthood
It is estimated that from 1% to 14% of people are affected.
 It affects the women the most then men.
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Treatment
 This disorder is very difficult to treat, but the following
help reduce symptoms.
 Many individuals talk to a therapist so that they can
work on different stuff.
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A whole day of treatment that include activities and a group of
therapy.
Helps treat you feel cared about and understood.
Learning different ways to control your stress
Treatment to be able to control alcohol or drug abuse
problems.
Treatment
 In some cases medication can help level mood swings
and treat depression, anxiety, or panic.
 Certain time in the hospital if you are hurting yourself,
such as cutting, burning, or attempting of suicide.
 Dialectical behavior therapy can help treat for
borderline disorder. Dialectical behavior goal is to teach
a patient skills so that they can know how to deal with
stress, regulate emotions and improve relationship with
others.
Etiology
 the cause of borderline disorder is unknown.
However, this are some risks of borderline personality
disorder.
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Abandonment in childhood or adolescence
Disrupted family life
Poor communication in the family
Sexual abuse
Prognosis
 The general prognosis, for people with borderline
disorder is more positive than previous occasions.
There has been a recent study that says that people
with borderline disorder has improved up to 80%.
 Teenagers prognosis:
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66-85% of teenagers can get out of this disorder within 2 yrs
then and adults 35% of them can’t get out of the disorder
within a year no more.
References
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Aguirre BA. Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: A Complete Guide to
Understanding and Coping When Your Adolescent Has BPD. Fair Winds Press;
2007.
Goodman G, Hull JW, Clarkin JF, & Yeomans FE. “Childhood Antisocial Behaviors
as Predictors of Psychotic Symptoms and DSM-III-R Borderline Criteria Among
Inpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder.” Journal of Personality Disorders,
13:35-46, 1999.
Discuss Question?
 What would you do if one of your friend or love one
had this disorder?
 Do you think it will affect the world or other people
because of their actions?