title: Comparison of borderline personality subcategories to schizophrenic and affective disorders.
abstract: This clinical research report identified 4 subcategories of the hospitalized borderline personality disorder: developmental, affective disorder, attentional deficit/learning disabled, and organic. Developmental and affective disorder subcategories are predominantly composed of females, while males are overly represented in the attentional deficit/learning disabilities subcategory . Comparison of the borderline patients with schizophrenic and affective disorder control groups supports the hypothesis that the borderline personality disorder is a diagnostic entity distinct from schizophrenia, but perhaps not from affective disorders.
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000145:classification; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000145:classification; D012737:Sex Factors