title: Evolving concepts of borderline personality disorders.
abstract: The author examines major trends in the definition of borderline conditions in this century. Particular note is taken of the conflicts among psychodynamic, empirical-descriptive, and biological approaches to the problem leading up to DSM-III formulations; current controversies; and the implications of these historical trends for the future of borderline concepts.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leichtman
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history; D004532:Ego; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D014481:United States