title: Childhood precursors of borderline personality disorder.
abstract: The childhood precursors of borderline personality disorder are largely unknown. High-risk studies of "borderline children," as well as studies of the children of adult borderline patients, can shed light on the issue. Prospective research is needed to address these problems substantively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D012107:Research Design; D012737:Sex Factors