Posttraumatic stress disorder among children clinically diagnosed as borderline personality disorder.
Using the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents, Revised Version (DICA-C-R), the authors evaluated 19 children ages 7 to 14 who had recently been clinically diagnosed as borderline personality disorder by DSM-III-R criteria. The results reveal that 78.9% of these children reported significant traumatic experiences, with 36.8% fitting DICA-C-R criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder. These findings raise the possibility that a diagnosis of borderline personality in childhood can often represent posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Boston Juvenile Court, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston 02108.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology