title: Pharmacotherapy of the borderline patient: a critical review and clinical guidelines.
abstract: The literature on the pharmacotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is critically reviewed, and suggestions for the appropriate clinical use of psychotropic agents and directions for future research are made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Ont.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kutcher
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Blackwood
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002220:Carbamazepine