title: Borderline schizophrenia: evidence of its validity.
abstract: Borderline schizophrenia is held to be a valid entity that should be included in the DSM-III. It is a chronic illness that may be associated with many other symptoms but is best characterized by perceptual-cognitive abnormalities. It has a familial distribution and a genetic relationship with schizophrenia. The term schizotypal personality is an acceptable alternative to borderline schizophrenia, but given the apparent genetic relationship with schizophrenia, and given that we are dealing with a vulnerability to episodic symptoms more than personality traits, we prefer the older term.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome