title: Treatment of borderline conditions in adolescents.
abstract: The history of the borderline concept is reviewed and its diagnostic criteria described. Current views regarding etiology and pathogenesis are presented with a summary of treatment. This includes highlights of individual and family psychotherapy, aspects of hospitalization, and a presentation of the current status of pharmacologic interventions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy