How do we distinguish between bipolar mood disorder, cyclothymic temperament, and borderline personality disorder? This may be among the most important questions in clinical psychiatry and ...

BPD causes symptoms like emotional and relationship instability as well as higher anxiety levels. Insurance coverage for treatment may vary, requiring you to check your specific plan. Borderline ...

Histrionic and borderline personality disorders often feature overlapping symptom themes. As personality disorders belonging to the same group classification, they can both involve intense, emotional, ...

Volatile relationships, reckless impulsivity and an unstable identity are hallmarks of this misunderstood mental health condition. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron On the surface, ...

For the first time since 2001, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has updated its clinical practice guideline on borderline personality disorder (BPD). The new guideline is “quite substantial ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition. It can cause someone to have difficulty managing their emotions. However, there are certain methods for coping with BPD. BPD affects ...

A major new RCT of Structured Psychological Support finds brief therapy offers no meaningful benefit over usual care for ...

In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, McGill researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people's perceptions of themselves and how ...